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From British Peasants to Colonial American Farmers /
An interpretation of the origins and development of the small farm economy in Britain's mainland American colonies. Examining the lives of farmers and their families, it tells the story of immigration to the colonies, traces patterns of settlement, and analyzes the growth of markets.
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chapel Hill :
University of North Carolina Press,
2000.
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- From peasants to farmers
- The remaking of rural England
- ch. 1. From England to America
- ch. 2. This newfound land
- ch. 3. New lands, new peoples
- ch. 4. Deprivation, desire, and emigration
- ch. 5. Markets and farm households in early America
- The Farmers' War and its aftermath
- Toward a farmers' nation.