The Leisler Papers 1689 1691
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The Leisler Papers 1689 1691
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Author : Peter R. Christoph
language : en
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Release Date : 2002-04-01
The Leisler Papers 1689 1691 written by Peter R. Christoph and has been published by Syracuse University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-04-01 with History categories.
Jacob Leisler has been more an icon in historical writing than a person. That the icon has served very different groups over the centuries only shows that is has had little to do with the real person. In his own century he was both the fanatical and villainous despot and the martyred hero. In later times he was a forerunner of American democracy, and a symbol of colonial rebelliousness. He has also been pilloried in the Catholic press, not without justification, although Catholics were not among those treated most harshly during his administration. To Marxist theoreticians he was a voice for the proletariat; to National Socialist propagandists he was a German martyr. In short, much that has been written about Leisler has had to do with the interests of various groups and causes, many of them unrelated, or only distantly related, to anything happening in Leisler's time. It is only today that articles and books are beginning to appear in which his career is examined dispassionately. Many of the untruths are so ingrained that one must almost begin by saying what is not true before going on to discuss what is true about Leisler. Suffice it to say that, despite a long tradition of popular writing that he was base-born, resentful of being outside the mainstream of colonial life and commerce, and failing in his enterprises, he none of these. For much of our enlightenment we are indebted to the research by David William Voorhees, who has assembled copies of several thousand documents from private institutions and government archives from throughout Europe and North America.
Papers Relating To The Administration Of Lieut Gov Leisler 1689 1691
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Author : Jacob Leisler
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1850
Papers Relating To The Administration Of Lieut Gov Leisler 1689 1691 written by Jacob Leisler and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1850 with New York (State) categories.
Papers Relating To The Administration Of Leut Gov Leisler 1689 1691
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Author : New York (State). Lieutenant-Governor (1689-1691 : Leisler)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1849
Papers Relating To The Administration Of Leut Gov Leisler 1689 1691 written by New York (State). Lieutenant-Governor (1689-1691 : Leisler) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1849 with New York (State) categories.
The Human Tradition In The Atlantic World 1500 1850
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Author : Karen Racine
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Release Date : 2010-11-16
The Human Tradition In The Atlantic World 1500 1850 written by Karen Racine and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-11-16 with History categories.
This collection of compact biographies puts a human face on the sweeping historical processes that shaped contemporary societies throughout the Atlantic world. Focusing on life stories that represented movement across or around the Atlantic Ocean from 1500 to 1850, The Human Tradition in the Atlantic World, 1500–1850 explores transatlantic connections by following individuals—be they slaves, traders, or adventurers—whose experience took them far beyond their local communities to new and unfamiliar places. Whatever their reasons, tremendous creativity and dynamism resulted from contact between people of different cultures, classes, races, ideas, and systems in Africa, Europe, and the Americas. By emphasizing movement and circulation in its choice of life stories, this readable and engaging volume presents a broad cross-section of people—both famous and everyday—whose lives and livelihoods took them across the Atlantic and brought disparate cultures into contact.
The Empire Reformed
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Author : Owen Stanwood
language : en
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Release Date : 2011-08-15
The Empire Reformed written by Owen Stanwood and has been published by University of Pennsylvania Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-08-15 with History categories.
The Empire Reformed tells the story of a forgotten revolution in English America—a revolution that created not a new nation but a new kind of transatlantic empire. During the seventeenth century, England's American colonies were remote, disorganized outposts with reputations for political turmoil. Colonial subjects rebelled against authority with stunning regularity, culminating in uprisings that toppled colonial governments in the wake of England's "Glorious Revolution" in 1688-89. Nonetheless, after this crisis authorities in both England and the colonies successfully rebuilt the empire, providing the cornerstone of the great global power that would conquer much of the continent over the following century. In The Empire Reformed historian Owen Stanwood illustrates this transition in a narrative that moves from Boston to London to Barbados and Bermuda. He demonstrates not only how the colonies fit into the empire but how imperial politics reflected—and influenced—changing power dynamics in England and Europe during the late 1600s. In particular, Stanwood reveals how the language of Catholic conspiracies informed most colonists' understanding of politics, serving first as the catalyst of rebellions against authority, but later as an ideological glue that held the disparate empire together. In the wake of the Glorious Revolution imperial leaders and colonial subjects began to define the British empire as a potent Protestant union that would save America from the designs of French "papists" and their "savage" Indian allies. By the eighteenth century, British Americans had become proud imperialists, committed to the project of expanding British power in the Americas.
Captain Kidd And The War Against The Pirates
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Author : Robert C. Ritchie
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 1989-03-15
Captain Kidd And The War Against The Pirates written by Robert C. Ritchie and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989-03-15 with History categories.
The legends that die hardest are those of the romantic outlaw, and those of swashbuckling pirates are surely among the most durable. Swift ships, snug inns, treasures buried by torchlight, palm-fringed beaches, fabulous riches, and, most of all, freedom from the mean life of the laboring man are the stuff of this tradition reinforced by many a novel and film. It is disconcerting to think of such dashing scoundrels as slaves to economic forces, but so they were—as Robert Ritchie demonstrates in this lively history of piracy. He focuses on the shadowy figure of William Kidd, whose career in the late seventeenth century swept him from the Caribbean to New York, to London, to the Indian Ocean before he ended in Newgate prison and on the gallows. Piracy in those days was encouraged by governments that could not afford to maintain a navy in peacetime. Kidd’s most famous voyage was sponsored by some of the most powerful men in England, and even though such patronage granted him extraordinary privileges, it tied him to the political fortunes of the mighty Whig leaders. When their influence waned, the opposition seized upon Kidd as a weapon. Previously sympathetic merchants and shipowners did an about-face too and joined the navy in hunting down Kidd and other pirates. By the early eighteenth century, pirates were on their way to becoming anachronisms. Ritchie’s wide-ranging research has probed this shift in the context of actual voyages, sea fights, and adventures ashore. What sort of men became pirates in the first place, and why did they choose such an occupation? What was life like aboard a pirate ship? How many pirates actually became wealthy? How were they governed? What large forces really caused their downfall? As the saga of the buccaneers unfolds, we see the impact of early modern life: social changes and Anglo-American politics, the English judicial system, colonial empires, rising capitalism, and the maturing bureaucratic state are all interwoven in the story. Best of all, Captain Kidd and the War against the Pirates is an epic of adventure on the high seas and a tale of back-room politics on land that captures the mind and the imagination.
Description Of The Settlement Of The Genesee Country In The State Of New York
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Author : Charles Williamson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1849
Description Of The Settlement Of The Genesee Country In The State Of New York written by Charles Williamson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1849 with Genesee Region (N.Y.) categories.
The Documentary History Of The State Of New York
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Author : Laura Antoniou
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1849
The Documentary History Of The State Of New York written by Laura Antoniou and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1849 with categories.
The Documentary History Of The State Of New York
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Author : New York (State). Secretary's Office
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1849
The Documentary History Of The State Of New York written by New York (State). Secretary's Office and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1849 with New York (State) categories.
Guide To The Study Of American History
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Author : Edward Channing
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1896
Guide To The Study Of American History written by Edward Channing and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1896 with United States categories.