The Human Tradition in Colonial America

by Nancy L. Rhoden (Editor), Ian K. Steele (Editor)

Overview

The Human Tradition in Colonial America is an entertaining as well an enlightening book that brings the colonial period to life through the stories of the colorful participants who helped mold the British dependency that would eventually become the United States.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781461644323
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	04/01/1999
Series:	The Human Tradition in America
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	323
File size:	3 MB

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction: Meeting Colonial Americans
Chapter 2 Alvar N?Òez Cabeza de Vaca: Conquistador and Sojourner
Chapter 3 Squanto: Last of the Patuxet
Chapter 4 Gabriel Sagard: A Franciscan among the Huron
Chapter 5 Anne Hutchinson, the Puritan Patriarchs, and the Power of the Spirit
Chapter 6 In Search of Pocahontas
Chapter 7 Daniel Clocker's Adventure: From Servant to Freeholder
Chapter 8 John Cotton Jr.: Wayward Puritan Minister?
Chapter 9 Isabel Montour: Cultural Broker on the Frontiers of New York and Pennsylvania
Chapter 10 Caspar Wistar: German-American Entrepreneur and Cultural Broker
Chapter 11 Lewis Morris Jr.: British American Officeholder
Chapter 12 Pierre Pouchot: A French Soldier Views America
Chapter 13 George Whitefield: Transatlantic Revivalist
Chapter 14 Samson Occom: Mohegan Leader and Cultural Broker
Chapter 15 Susannah Johnson: Captive
Chapter 16 Bryan Sheehan: Servant, Soldier, Fisherman
Chapter 17 Olaudah Equiano: An African in Slavery and Freedom
Chapter 18 Index

Editorial Reviews

Essay-like biographies of mostly little-known individuals provide a sharp contrast to highly integrated biographies of the conspicuous persons found in [other texts].

H-Net: Humanities and Social Science Reviews Online

Essay-like biographies of mostly little-known individuals provide a sharp contrast to highly integrated biographies of the conspicuous persons found in [other texts].

H-Net: Humanities and Social Science Reviews Online

A very rich collection that explores the enormous diversity of the people of colonial America. For all their differences they had one huge problem in common: trying to live in a difficult world that was new to them all. Here is the true beginning of Ameri

Edward Countryman

Brief biographical portraits. .. portray the diversity of the social fabric of the period.

American Literature

The Human Tradition in Colonial America is very highly recommended for all students of American colonial history.

Midwest Book Review

A very rich collection that explores the enormous diversity of the people of colonial America. For all their differences they had one huge problem in common: trying to live in a difficult world that was new to them all. Here is the true beginning of Ameri--Edward Countryman, Southern Methodist University

Essay-like biographies of mostly little-known individuals provide a sharp contrast to highly integrated biographies of the conspicuous persons found in [other texts].--H-Net: Humanities and Social Science Reviews Online

Brief biographical portraits . . . portray the diversity of the social fabric of the period.--American Literature

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