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Advertisements For The Unexperienced Planters Of New England Or Anywhere. Or, The Pathway To Erect A Plantation

Advertisements For The Unexperienced Planters Of New England Or Anywhere. Or, The Pathway To Erect A Plantation

Smith, John

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Australia & OceaniaGeneral ReferenceGeneral United States History

ISBN10: 9354489966
ISBN13: 9789354489969
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Mar 18 2021
Pages: 86
Weight: 0.30
Height: 0.21 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Before New England became legend, it was logistics. John Smith writes to would-be planters with the plain-spoken urgency of experience. Hard advice for new worlds. Advertisements For The Unexperienced Planters Of New England Or Anywhere sets out a colonial settlement guidebook for founding a plantation: what must be prepared, what can be learned on the ground, and what mistakes ruin ventures before they begin. As an early American primary source from the best-known of the captain John Smith writings, it captures the mindset of early colonial America in a voice that is brisk, practical, and alert to risk. Read it for colonial plantation planning, for the human pressures behind expansion, and for the enduring question of how ideals survive first contact with weather, distance, and need. This is the complete original text, presented for readers who want the period unfiltered. Historically, Smith's pamphlet stands at the hinge between aspiration and settlement, making it invaluable to seventeenth century New England studies as well as broader Atlantic history. It serves equally well as an American history classroom text, a historical reenactment reference, or a companion for pilgrim and puritan studies, especially where material culture matters: supplies for new settlers, expectations of labour, and the rhetoric of opportunity. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. For casual reading, or for the shelf beside classics of exploration.

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