Oglethorpe in perspective : Georgia's founder after two hundred years / / edited by Phinizy Spalding and Harvey H. Jackson

• Pubblicazione: Tuscaloosa, : University of Alabama Press, c1989
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (253 p.)
• Disciplina: 975.8/02/0924; B
• Soggetto topico: Governors - Georgia
• Soggetto geografico: Georgia History Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
• Altri autori: SpaldingPhinizy JacksonHarvey H
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-231) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Introduction; 1. Circles in the Sand Perspectives on the Southern Frontier at the Arrival of James Oglethorpe; 2. Oglethorpe and the Earliest Maps of Georgia; 3. Parson and Squire James Oglethorpe and the Role of the Anglican Church in Georgia, 1733-1736; 4. James Edward Oglethorpe, Race, and Slavery A Reassessment; 5. Oglethorpe, William Stephens, and the Origin of Georgia Politics; 6. Oglethorpe's Contest for the Backcountry, 1733-1749; 7. James Oglethorpe in Europe Recent Findings in His Military Life; 8. Oglethorpe and James Wright A Georgia Comparison ; 9. The Search for Authentic Icons of James Edward OglethorpeNotes; Selected Bibliography; Contributors; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Nine essays that attempt to answer some of the questions that continually surface when Oglethorpe's name is mentioned.
• Titolo autorizzato: Oglethorpe in perspective
• ISBN: 0-585-11898-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910818267803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II