Often compared unfavorably with colonial New England; the early Chesapeake has been portrayed as irreligious; unstable; and violent. In this important new study; James Horn challenges this conventional view and looks across the Atlantic to assess the enduring influence of English attitudes; values; and behavior on the social and cultural evolution of the early Chesapeake. Using detailed local and regional studies to compare everyday life in English provincial society and the emergent societies of the Chesapeake Bay; Horn provides a richly textured picture of the immigrants' Old World backgrounds and their adjustment to life in America. Until the end of the seventeenth century; most settlers in Virginia and Maryland were born and raised in England; a factor of enormous consequence for social development in the two colonies. By stressing the vital social and cultural connections between England and the Chesapeake during this period; Horn places the development of early America in the context of a vibrant Anglophone transatlantic world and suggests a fundamental reinterpretation of New World society.
#398283 in Books The University of North Carolina Press 1985-03-08Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.02 x 1.10 x 5.98l; 1.59 #File Name: 0807841234492 pages
Review
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. First English Colony of AmericaBy JanesviewWritten by an English historian; the book is a detailed record of the first immigrants to America.The social impetus of the English Government and the influential men involved in the immigrant movementis interesting from the perspective of a person who has access to the records of the time.One may not agree with his conclusions about the disappearance of the first colony;but then who has a definitive argument on it.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Would love to meet and talk with the authorBy Lora R.Much of what the author knows will go to his grave with him. Would love to meet and talk with the author. Fantastic details informative; enlightening.... a time tunnel view back in history. Highly recommend!0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Douglas J AglerGreat.
