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The eastern frontier : the settlement of northern New England, 1610-1763 Charles E. Clark
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks UNEng F 7 .C6 1970
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Clark, Charles E., 1929- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- New England--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
- New England.
- Frontier and pioneer life--New England.
- Frontier and pioneer life.
- Land settlement--New England.
- Land settlement.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xxiv, 419, xvi pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
- monochrome
- illustrations
- maps
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Other Title:
- Settlement of northern New England, 1610-1763
- Northern New England, 1610-1763
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Knopf, 1970.
- Summary:
- Traces the early cultural and social development of the rough, lawless wilderness settlements of Maine and New Hampshire.
- Contents:
- The Forest and the Sea
- Our Main End Was to Catch Fish, 1610-1680
- The Puritan Conquest, 1638-1658
- From Servants to Oligarchs, 1635-1692
- Growing Pains, 1660-1713
- The Conquest Bears Fruit, 1660-1732
- The Oligarchy Prospers, 1700-1730
- Expansion, 1713-1744
- Resettlement: The Massachusetts Colonial System, 1713-1750
- Moses Pearson and Old Falmouth, 1727-1764
- Into the Back Parts, 1719-1750
- From Wilderness to Country Town, 1720-1760
- The Country Town Takes Shape, 1725-1760
- Making Good, and Three Who Did, 1725-1763
- The Life of the Country Town, 1725-1763
- The Great Awakening and the Great Crusade, 1727-1745
- Religion, Society, and Politics, 1730-1752
- Cultural Beginnings, 1750-1760
- Northern New England in 1760
- The Breaking of the Dike, 1760-1775.
- Notes:
- "Essay on authorities and sources": pages 405-419.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Clark, Charles E., 1929- Eastern frontier.
- OCLC:
- 94907
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