| Discoveries of America: Personal Accounts of British Emigrants to North America During the Revolutionary Era Contributor(s): DeWolfe, Barbara (Editor), Bailyn, Bernard (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0521386942 ISBN-13: 9780521386944 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $37.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 1997 Annotation: Here is a rare and fascinating collection of personal letters written by 18 of the thousands of British emigrants who came to North America just prior to the American Revolution. The letters reveal the motivations, characteristics, and emotions of these subjects and also provide new insights into British-American migration of the time, especially personal networks among family and friends. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - Colonial Period (1600-1775) - History | United States - Revolutionary Period (1775-1800) |
| Dewey: 971.600 |
| LCCN: 96021690 |
| Physical Information: 0.67" H x 5.98" W x 8.99" (0.80 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This text collates the personal letters written by 18 of the thousands of British emigrants who left for North America in the 15 years preceding the onset of the American Revolution. The letters reveal the motivations, experiences, characteristics, and emotions of these people, who populated America at a crucial time in its history, and provide new insights into the mechanisms of the British-American migration, especially the organisation of personal networks of family and friends. |