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Author Jaffee, David.

Title People of the Wachusett : greater New England in history and memory, 1630-1860 / David Jaffee.

Publication Info. Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, [1999]
©1999

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  974.02 J23P    Check Shelf
Description xiii, 306 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Contents Introduction: New England Begins -- pt. I. Town Settlement in the Seventeenth Century. 1. Indians, English, and Missionaries: The Plantation of Nashaway. 2. "Indian-Fighters" and Town Founders: The Resettlement of the Wachusett, 1675-1725 -- pt. II. Town Settlement in the Eighteenth Century. 3. Lancaster and Its Offspring: Serial Town Formation Enters the New Century. 4. Narragansett No. 2: Reproducing Families and Farms -- pt. III. The Creation of Greater New England. 5. New England Moves North: The South Shore of Nova Scotia. 6. Town Founding and the Village Enlightenment: Walpole, New Hampshire. Epilogue: The Myth of Town Settlement.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-295) and index.
Subject Cities and towns -- New England -- History.
Land settlement -- New England -- History.
Frontier and pioneer life.
New England -- History -- Colonial period, approximately 1600-1775.
New England -- History -- 1775-1865.
New England -- History, Local.
ISBN 0801436109 alkaline paper
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