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In 1652 Robert Cole, an English Catholic, moved with his family and servants to St. Mary’s County, Maryland. Using this family’s story as a case study, the authors of Robert Cole’s World provide an intimate portrait of the social and economic life of a middling planter in the seveneenth–century Chesapeake, including work routines and agricultural techniques, the upbringing of children, neighborhood relationships and community formation, and the role of religion.
The Cole Plantation account, a record that details what the plantation produced, consumed, purchased, and sold over a twelve-year period, is the only known surviving document of its kind for seventeenth–century British America. Along with Cole’s will, it serves as the framework around which the authors build their analysis. Drawing on these and other records, they present Cole as an exemplar of the ordinary planter whose success created the capital base for the slave-based plantation society of the eighteenth century.
Editions of Robert Cole's World
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- ISBN 9780807819852
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780807843413
- EBook
- ISBN 9781469600130
- EBook
- ISBN 9781469645452
- EBook
- ISBN 9798890865472
- PDF
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In 1652 Robert Cole, an English Catholic, moved with his family and servants to St. Mary’s County, Maryland. Using this family’s story as a case study, the authors of Robert Cole’s World provide an intimate portrait of the social and economic life of a middling planter in the seveneenth–century Chesapeake, including work routines and agricultural techniques, the upbringing of children, neighborhood relationships and community formation, and the role of religion.
The Cole Plantation account, a record that details what the plantation produced, consumed, purchased, and sold over a twelve-year period, is the only known surviving document of its kind for seventeenth–century British America. Along with Cole’s will, it serves as the framework around which the authors build their analysis. Drawing on these and other records, they present Cole as an exemplar of the ordinary planter whose success created the capital base for the slave-based plantation society of the eighteenth century.
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In 1652 Robert Cole, an English Catholic, moved with his family and servants to St. Mary’s County, Maryland. Using this family’s story as a case study, the authors of Robert Cole’s World provide an intimate portrait of the social and economic life of a middling planter in the seveneenth–century Chesapeake, including work routines and agricultural techniques, the upbringing of children, neighborhood relationships and community formation, and the role of religion.
The Cole Plantation account, a record that details what the plantation produced, consumed, purchased, and sold over a twelve-year period, is the only known surviving document of its kind for seventeenth–century British America. Along with Cole’s will, it serves as the framework around which the authors build their analysis. Drawing on these and other records, they present Cole as an exemplar of the ordinary planter whose success created the capital base for the slave-based plantation society of the eighteenth century.
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History and Archaeology > History > History of the Americas
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How long is Robert Cole's World and how many pages does it have?
Robert Cole's World has 384 page(s)
Is Robert Cole's World part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series Published by the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture and the University of North Carolina Press
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Robert Cole's World?
Lois Green Carr, Lorena S. Walsh, Russell R. Menard
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Robert Cole's World is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780807819852) and paperback(ISBN 9780807843413) and ebook(ISBN 9781469600130) and ebook(ISBN 9781469645452) and ebook(ISBN 9798890865472) and pdf(ISBN 9798890865465)
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