William Stephens : Georgia's Forgotten Founder /

In 1737, Englishman William Stephens (16711753) sailed to Georgia to serve as colonial secretary to its British Board of Trustees. His lucid reports on the condition of Georgia deeply impressed the board, which eventually appointed him president of the troubled colony. The elderly Stephens adroitly...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Sweet, Julie Anne, 1970-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, 2010.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Stephens, William, > 1671-1753.
Politics and government.
Landowners.
Colonial administrators.
British.
HISTORY > State & Local.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
Britanniques > Georgie (État) > Biographies.
Administrateurs coloniaux > Georgie (État) > Biographies.
Landowners > Georgia > Savannah Region > Biography.
British > Georgia > Biography.
Colonial administrators > Georgia > Biography.
Georgia > Savannah Region.
Georgia.
Georgie (État) > Politique et gouvernement > Jusqu'à 1775.
Georgie (État) > Histoire > ca 1600-1775 (Periode coloniale)
Savannah Region (Ga.) > Biography.
Georgia > Politics and government > To 1775.
Georgia > History > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
History.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In 1737, Englishman William Stephens (16711753) sailed to Georgia to serve as colonial secretary to its British Board of Trustees. His lucid reports on the condition of Georgia deeply impressed the board, which eventually appointed him president of the troubled colony. The elderly Stephens adroitly shepherded the fledgling settlement over the following decade through a precarious and tumultuous period. Though StephensAEs actions proved critical to the survival of colonial Georgia, historians have largely overlooked his life story. In William Stephens: GeorgiaAEs Forgotten Founder, Julie Anne Swe.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (232 pages).
ISBN:9780807137437

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