Download or read book Colonialism and Science written by James E. McClellan III and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2010-10-15 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How was the character of science shaped by the colonial experience? In turn, how might we make sense of how science contributed to colonialism? Saint Domingue (now Haiti) was the world’s richest colony in the eighteenth century and home to an active society of science—one of only three in the world, at that time. In this deeply researched and pathbreaking study of the colony, James E. McClellan III first raised his incisive questions about the relationship between science and society that historians of the colonial experience are still grappling with today. Long considered rare, the book is now back in print in an English-language edition, accompanied by a new foreword by Vertus Saint-Louis, a native of Haiti and a widely-acknowledged expert on colonialism. Frequently cited as the crucial starting point in understanding the Haitian revolution, Colonialism and Science will be welcomed by students and scholars alike. “By deftly weaving together imperialism and science in the story of French colonialism, [McClellan] . . . brings to light the history of an almost forgotten colony.”—Journal of Modern History “McClellan has produced an impressive case study offering excellent surveys of Saint Domingue’s colonial history and its history of science.”—Isis

Download or read book Daily Life on the Old Colonial Frontier written by James M. Volo and published by Greenwood. This book was released on 2002-10-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume explores the frontier, explorers, traders, missionaries, colonists, and native peoples that came into contact.

Download or read book Old Colonials written by Alexander Jenyns Boyd and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Dutch Colonial Homes in America written by Roderic H. Blackburn and published by Rizzoli International Publications. This book was released on 2002 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This lavishly-illustrated volume provides an unprecedented look at twenty-eight houses (plus eleven barns and other structures) built in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries by Dutch colonists in the north-eastern United States, primarily in upstate New York and along the Hudson River Valley, on Long Island and Staten Island, and in New Jersey. An authoritative work-- written by eminent experts in the field-- "Dutch Colonial Homes in America" explores the homes in their broader social context by focusing on the historical and religious forces of the times. This book is the first to investigate the meaning of the home and its aesthetics for the Dutch in America, and also the first to look at these homes as a form of art and craft and, importantly, the influence this form and these people had on the shape of the American house to come. The 200 spectacular new color photographs here are beautifully styled in a manner that recalls the paintings of Vermeer and evoke what might have been the ambiance of these homes hundreds of years ago.

Download or read book Old Colonial Houses in Maine Built Prior to 1776 written by Emma Huntington Nason and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Old Colonials written by William Alexander Jennyns Boyd and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collection of character sketches of Australian bush types including The native police and The noble savage.

Download or read book Colonial Cataclysms written by Bradley Skopyk and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2020-04-14 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The contiguous river basins that flowed in Tlaxcala and San Juan Teotihuacan formed part of the agricultural heart of central Mexico. As the colonial project rose to a crescendo in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, the Indigenous farmers of central Mexico faced long-term problems standard historical treatments had attributed to drought and soil degradation set off by Old World agriculture. Instead, Bradley Skopyk argues that a global climate event called the Little Ice Age brought cold temperatures and elevated rainfall to the watersheds of Tlaxcala and Teotihuacan. With the climatic shift came cataclysmic changes: great floods, human adaptations to these deluges, and then silted wetlands and massive soil erosion. This book chases water and soil across the colonial Mexican landscape, through the fields and towns of New Spain’s Native subjects, and in and out of some of the strongest climate anomalies of the last thousand or more years. The pursuit identifies and explains the making of two unique ecological crises, the product of the interplay between climatic and anthropogenic processes. It charts how Native farmers responded to the challenges posed by these ecological rifts with creative use of plants and animals from the Old and New Worlds, environmental engineering, and conflict within and beyond the courts. With a new reading of the colonial climate and by paying close attention to land, water, and agrarian ecologies forged by farmers, Skopyk argues that colonial cataclysms—forged during a critical conjuncture of truly unprecedented proportions, a crucible of human and natural forces—unhinged the customary ways in which humans organized, thought about, and used the Mexican environment. This book inserts climate, earth, water, and ecology as significant forces shaping colonial affairs and challenges us to rethink both the environmental consequences of Spanish imperialism and the role of Indigenous peoples in shaping them.

Download or read book Colonial Crafts written by Bobbie Kalman and published by New York ; Niagara Falls, Ont. : Crabtree Pub.. This book was released on 1992 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Young readers will visit the workshops of the wheelwright, cooper, founder, shoemaker, milliner, gunsmith, and many more

Download or read book The Old Burying Ground written by Elizabeth Carpenter Piechocinski and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Old Trunk written by Powhatan Bouldin and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Colonials and Patriots written by Frank B. Sarles and published by Washington : U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service. This book was released on 1964 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Old Times in the Colonies written by Charles Carleton Coffin and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-12-12 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 'Old Times in the Colonies' by Charles Carleton Coffin, readers are transported back to the early days of the American colonies through vivid storytelling and meticulous historical detail. Coffin's literary style combines a scholarly approach with a compelling narrative, bringing to life the struggles and triumphs of the early settlers. The book provides a valuable insight into the daily lives, customs, and challenges faced by the colonists, offering a glimpse into a pivotal period in American history. The rich descriptions and engaging storytelling make this book an essential read for anyone interested in the colonial era. Coffin's work is both informative and entertaining, making it a timeless classic for readers of all ages. Through his detailed research and passionate storytelling, Coffin sheds light on the foundations of American society and the enduring spirit of the early settlers. 'Old Times in the Colonies' is a must-read for history enthusiasts and anyone curious about the roots of the American experience.

Download or read book The Old Colonial System written by Sir Gerald Berkeley Hurst and published by Manchester, University Press. This book was released on 1905 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Old Northwest written by Burke Aaron Hinsdale and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Colonial Presbyterianism written by S. Donald Fortson III and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Colonial Presbyterianism is a collection of essays that tell the story of the Presbyterian Church during its formative years in America. The book brings together research from a broad group of scholars into an accessible format for laymen, clergy, and scholars. Through a survey of important personalities and events, the contributors offer a compelling narrative that will be of interest to Presbyterians and all persons interested in colonial America's religious experience. The clergy described in these essays made a lasting impact on their generation both within the church and in the emerging ethos of a new nation. The ecclesiastical issues that surfaced during this period have tended to be the perennial issues with which Presbyterians have been concerned ever since that time. Now at the three-hundredth anniversary of Presbyterian organization in America, Colonial Presbyterianism is a timely reengagement with the old faith for a new day.

Download or read book Pioneers of the Old South written by Mary Johnston and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Historical Statistics of the United States Colonial Times to 1970 written by United States. Bureau of the Census and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 660 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains annual, time-series data with national coverage on almost any aspect of United States economics, population or infrastructure since the government began recording statistics. Part 1 covers: Population. Vital statistics and health and medical care. Migration. Labor. Prices and price indexes. National income and wealth. Consumer income and expenditures. Social statistics. Land, water, and climate. Agriculture. Forestry and fisheries. Minerals. Part 2 covers: Construction and housing. Manufactures. Transportation. Communications. Energy. Distribution and services. International transactions and foreign commerce. Business enterprise. Productivity and technological development. Financial markets and institutions.