Philip Ranlet

Cadwallader Colden, 1688-1776 (eBook, ePUB)

A Life between Revolutions

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

In this book, Philip Ranlet examines the prolific political career of Cadwallader Colden. Colden was the long lasting lieutenant governor of royal New York. A determined foe of entrenched interests in New York such as the manor lords, the lawyers, and the fur smugglers, he remained a vigorous supporter of the royal prerogative. He handled Indian relations for many years and was the first true historian of the Iroquois. Also one of the preeminent scientists of the colonial period and the Enlightenment itself, he established botany in America and also tried to revise the work of Sir Isaac Newton. Lieutenant Governor Cadwallader Colden continued to battle the enemies ofBritish rule until his death during the American Revolution in 1776 at 88 years old.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 504
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Oktober 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780761871422
• Artikelnr.: 58206677

Autorenporträt

Philip Ranlet is adjunct associate professor of history at Hunter College.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations for Notes
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Drummer
Chapter 2: New York
Chapter 3: Sylvan Retreat
Chapter 4: Tyrant
Chapter 5: Enlightenment
Chapter 6: Revolts
Chapter 7: Jennie and Davie
Chapter 8: The Empire Calls
Chapter 9: The Ottoman Family
Chapter 10: Coldengham Under Siege
Chapter 11: The Intelligent Being
Chapter 12: Phoenix
Chapter 13: Lawyers
Chapter 14: Civil War
Chapter 15: Out, In, and Out Again
Chapter 16: Drunkard
Chapter 17: Finis
Afterword
Bibliography
Archives and Manuscripts
Newspapers and Journals
Primary Sources
Secondary Sources
Index
About the Author