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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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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.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a pt. 1. Stephens's public life. The Trustees' employee ; Provincial politics ; Presidential politics ; Diplomatic and military affairs -- pt. 2. Stephens's private life. Family matters ; Agricultural interests ; Personal characteristics ; Religious principles and persons -- Epilogue: Life after Georgia. 
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