The flowering of the Maryland palatinate; an intimate and objective history of the Province of Maryland to the overthrow of proprietary rule in 1654, with accounts of Lord Baltimore's settlement at Avalon
American Heritage Pub. Co.; book trade distribution by Simon and Schuster
Date of Publication
[1967]
Physical Description
384 p. illus. (part col.), facsims. (part col.), maps (part col.), ports. (part col.) 29 cm.
Contents
Chapters: A world to take - England stakes a claim - The land they found - Atlantic foothold - Religious havens - The people who came - Competition for colonies - Burdens and blessings - The settlers prosper - Year of expansion - Making a living - The long conflict begins - Peace and war - Colonial life - Duel for empire - The sociable colonists - Britannia rules - Social and intellectual life - The colonies mature - Eve of revolution - Road to independence.
Summary
"Illustrated history of contemporary events and conditions in America, from 1492 to 1776." [from the publisher]
