The Journal Of Nicholas Cresswell 1774 1777
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Journal Of Nicholas Cresswell
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Author : Nicholas Cresswell
language : en
Publisher: Applewood Books
Release Date : 2007
Journal Of Nicholas Cresswell written by Nicholas Cresswell and has been published by Applewood Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with History categories.
Nicholas Cresswell was twenty-four years old when he left his birthplace of Edale, England to sail for Virginia, believing that ""a person with a small fortune may live much better and make greater improvements in America than he can possibly do in England."" From the time he left, sailing from Liverpool in 1774, until the time he returned, he kept a diary detailing his experiences in pre-Revolutionary America. As a loyal subject to King George, Cresswell found himself often unhappy in America, detailing the turmoil and abuses often suffered by Loyalists in the colonies. Confining his travel mainly to the mid-Atlantic region, Cresswell not only had occasion to attend a slave gathering and observe what went on there, but also traded amongst many of the native tribes, including the Lenape, Tuscarora, Ottawa and Shawnee. Despite his ambivalence about returning to England, (toward the end of the book he moans, ""I wish to be at home and yet dread the thought of returning to my native Country a Beggar "" (P. 251)), life in the colonies becomes too much for this loyal subject and Cresswell's journal ends in 1777 with his return to England.
The Journal Of Nicholas Cresswell 1774 1777
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Author : Nicholas Cresswell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012-03-01
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Journal Of Nicholas Cresswell 1774 1777
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Author : Nicholas Cresswell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-01-17
Journal Of Nicholas Cresswell 1774 1777 written by Nicholas Cresswell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-01-17 with categories.
An Englishman in his early twenties, Nicholas Cresswell travelled widely in the colonies from 1774 to 1777. He kept a journal of his experiences, along with comments on political and social issues. He took notes on the places he visited and on the customs of their inhabitants. He also recorded the growth of the spirit of rebellion, which, in his view, was destroying America.
The Journals Of Nicholas Cresswell
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Author : Nicholas Cresswell
language : en
Publisher: Jazzybee Verlag
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The Journals Of Nicholas Cresswell written by Nicholas Cresswell and has been published by Jazzybee Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Travel categories.
These are the journals of Nicholas Cresswell, who sailed to the American colonies after becoming acquainted with a native of Edale who was now resident in Alexandria, Virginia. He was 24 years old when he arrived and for the next three years he kept a journal of his experiences, along with comments on political issues. He became unpopular due to his opposition to the patriot cause in the American War of Independence.
A Man Apart
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Author : Nicholas Cresswell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009
A Man Apart written by Nicholas Cresswell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
From 1774 until mid-1777, Nicholas Cresswell, a young English farmer bent on starting a new life in northwestern Virginia, kept a journal that serves as a distinctive window into the turbulent politics of the American Revolution. This modern edition is unexpurgated and fully annotated with an introduction that provides a detailed historical context for the work.
Slavery And The Enlightenment In The British Atlantic 1750 1807
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Author : Justin Roberts
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2013-07-08
Slavery And The Enlightenment In The British Atlantic 1750 1807 written by Justin Roberts and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-07-08 with Business & Economics categories.
This book focuses on how Enlightenment ideas shaped plantation management and slave work routines. It shows how work dictated slaves' experiences and influenced their families and communities on large plantations in Barbados, Jamaica, and Virginia. It examines plantation management schemes, agricultural routines, and work regimes in more detail than other scholars have done. This book argues that slave workloads were increasing in the eighteenth century and that slave owners were employing more rigorous labor discipline and supervision in ways that scholars now associate with the Industrial Revolution.
The Adventures Of A Revolutionary Soldier
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Author : Joseph Plumb Martin
language : en
Publisher: DigiCat
Release Date : 2022-11-13
The Adventures Of A Revolutionary Soldier written by Joseph Plumb Martin and has been published by DigiCat this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-11-13 with History categories.
Joseph Plumb Martin (1760 – 1850) was a soldier in the Continental Army and Connecticut Militia during the American Revolutionary War, holding the rank of private for most of the war. His published narrative of his experiences has become a valuable resource for historians in understanding the conditions of a common soldier of that era, as well as the battles in which Martin participated. "My intention is to give a succinct account of some of my adventures, dangers and sufferings during my several campaigns in the revolutionary army." Contents: Campaign of 1776. Campaign of 1777. Campaign of 1778. Campaign of 1779. Campaign of 1780. Campaign of 1781. Campaign of 1782. Campaign of 1783.
Crossroads
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Author : John W. Harpster
language : en
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Pre
Release Date : 2010-03-15
Crossroads written by John W. Harpster and has been published by University of Pittsburgh Pre this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-03-15 with History categories.
Crossroads is a collection of thirty-seven colorful and perceptive writings left by early travelers and settlers who ventured west of the Allegheny Mountains. Traders, surveyors, soldiers, preachers, and immigrants, some of them well known and some obscure, tell of the loneliness, terror, and beauty of the frontier.
Hessians
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Author : Friederike Baer
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2022
Hessians written by Friederike Baer and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022 with History categories.
Between 1776 and 1783, Britain hired an estimated 30,000 German soldiers to fight in its war against the Americans. Collectively known as Hessians, they actually came from six German territories within the Holy Roman Empire. Over the course of the war, members of the German corps, including women and children, spent extended periods of time in locations as dispersed and varied as Canada in the North to West Florida and Cuba in the South. They shared in every significant British military triumph and defeat. Thousands died of disease, were killed in battle, were captured by the enemy, or deserted. Collectively, they recorded their experiences and observations of the war they fought in, the land they traversed, and the people they encountered in a large body of letters, diaries, and similar private and official records. Friederike Baer presents a study of Britain's war against the American rebels from the perspective of the German soldiers, a people uniquely positioned both in the midst of the war and at its margins. The book offers a ground-breaking reimagining of this watershed event in world history.
Ten Crucial Days
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Author : William L. Kidder
language : en
Publisher: Knox Press
Release Date : 2020-09-15
Ten Crucial Days written by William L. Kidder and has been published by Knox Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-09-15 with History categories.
On December 25, 1776, the American Revolution seemed all but defeated just six months after the Declaration of Independence had been adopted. George Washington’s army had suffered a series of defeats in New York and had retreated under British pressure across New Jersey and then the Delaware River to temporary sanctuary in Pennsylvania. This left the British army in a string of winter cantonments across the middle of New Jersey, the New Jersey state government in total disarray, and the Continental Congress fleeing Philadelphia now perceived as the next British target. Loyalists in New Jersey felt empowered and Patriots felt abandoned. Washington needed not only a battlefield victory, but also to reestablish Patriot control in New Jersey. Otherwise, it would be impossible to raise a larger, long-term army to continue the fight and convince the citizens that victory was possible. The story of these ten crucial days is one that displays Washington’s military and interpersonal abilities along with his personal determination and bravery to keep the Revolution alive through maintaining the psychological confidence of the Patriots, while reducing the psychological confidence of his British political and military opponents. Throughout these ten days, Washington was faced with changing situations requiring modifications or outright different plans and his well-thought-out actions benefitted from elements of luck—such as the weather or British decisions—which he could not control. While most books look at these ten crucial days focusing on the military actions of the armies involved, this account also considers what was happening in other parts of the world. Leaders and ordinary people in other parts of America, in Britain, and in France were also dealing with the Revolution as they understood its condition. Without the instantaneous communication we have today, they were dealing with dated information and were missing knowledge that could influence their thoughts about the Revolution. This lack of immediate communication was also true—although to lesser extent—for the individuals directly involved in the events in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.