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
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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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