Robert Livingston and the Politics of Colonial New York, 1654-1728

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Leder, Lawrence H.

Series:

Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Livingston, Robert, 1654-1728.

New York (State)--Politics and government--To 1775.

New York (State).

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (327 p.)

Edition:

UNC Press enduring editions.

Manufacture:

Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2017

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill, Published for the Institute of Early American History and Culture at Williamsburg, Va., by the University of North Carolina Press [1961]

Summary:

This is the biography of a wily Scots settler who arrived in New York in 1675 and became one of the colony's wealthiest and most powerful citizens.His career illustrates the growing breach between English and American approaches to political and administrative problems.Originally published in 1961.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; PART ONE: Foundations of a Career, 1603-1689; I. The Old World and the New; II. Land and Status; III. Commerce and Politics; PART TWO: Years of Political Upheaval, 1689-1710; IV. New York in Rebellion; V. Public Finance and Factional Politics; VI. Journey to the Seat of Empire; VII. The Trials of an Apostate; VIII. Bellomont and the Moderates; IX. Bellomont and the Leislerians; X. The Leislerians Triumphant; XI. In New York and London: A ""Most Unhappy Supplyant""; XII. End of an Era: Cornbury, Lovelace, and Ingoldesby

PART THREE: Political Maturity, 1710-1728XIII. Governor Hunter and the Palatines; XIV. Hunter's Search for Political Stability; XV. Governors Hunter and Burnet: ""A Perfect Harmony Reigning""; XVI. Payment in Kind for Favors Received; XVII. ""And This, Too, Shall Pass Away""; Bibliographical Note; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y

Notes:

Includes index.

"Bibliographical note": p. 293-297. Bibliographical footnotes.

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ISBN:

979-88-908415-0-6

979-88-908415-1-3

0-8078-3862-4

1-4696-0072-2

OCLC:

966836455