Seventeenth-Century America: Essays in Colonial History (Published by the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture and the University of North Carolina Press)

In this series of provocative essays, nine specialists in early American history examine some of the more important aspects of the seventeenth-century colonial experience, presenting an impressive sampling of modern historical research on such topics as colonists and Indians, people and society, church and state, and history and historians. Originally published 1959. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value. Preface Contents Introduction I. The Significance of the Seventeenth Century II. The Moral and Legal Justifications for Dispossessing the Indians III. Indian Cultural Adjustment to European Civilization IV. Social Origins of Some Early Americans V. Politics and Social Structure in Virginia VI. The Anglican Parish in Virginia VII. The Church in New England Society VIII. The Anglican Church in Restoration Colonial Policy IX. Seventeenth-Century English Historians of America Index