Seasons of misery : catastrophe and colonial settlement in Early America / Kathleen Donegan.

The stories we tell of American beginnings typically emphasize colonial triumph in the face of adversity. But the early years of English settlement in America were characterized by catastrophe: starvation, disease, extreme violence, ruinous ignorance, and serial abandonment. This book offers a reexa...

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Main Author: Donegan, Kathleen (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2014]
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Early American studies.
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