Reviews
Solid, well-sourced, and very readable. Recommended.
Researchers on the middle colonies may find it a starting point and essential reference on most topics.
Informative, nicely written synthesis.
Landsman and the press are to be commended for promoting, albeit in traditional print format, the importance of the middle colonies for the development of American society to an English-speaking, twenty-first-century audience that is increasingly unaware of historical perspectives before the founding of the Republic.
Students new to the field and senior scholars alike can benefit from, and should enjoy, this excellent short volume.
Book Details
Acknowledgments
Prologue: Region and History
1. The Origins of the Middle Colonies
2. The Duke's Dominions
3. Penn's Proprietary
4. The Commercial Crossroads of the British Atlantic
5. The Crossroads of
Acknowledgments
Prologue: Region and History
1. The Origins of the Middle Colonies
2. The Duke's Dominions
3. Penn's Proprietary
4. The Commercial Crossroads of the British Atlantic
5. The Crossroads of Cultures: Diversity, Toleration, and Pluralism
6. The Crossroads of Philosophy and Faith
7. Politics at the Crossroads: Liberty and Faction, Empire and War
Epilogue: Empire and Revolution
Notes
Essay on Sources
Index