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Bridenbaugh, Carl was born on August 10, 1903 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Charles Herbert and Mabel (Corbin) Bridenbaugh.
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"A fascinating study not only of the work of the 18th-century American artisan but of his place in pre-Revolutionary society." — The New Yorker In colonial America, craftsmen comprised the largest segment of the population, after farmers. They were cabinetmakers, silversmiths, pewterers, printers, painters, engravers, blacksmiths, brass button-makers, shipwrights, hatters, shoemakers, and other artisans, and they manufactured the tools, clothing, household goods, and other essential products needed to sustain life and trade in the New World. In this superb study, a distinguished American historian examines the lives and work of American craftsmen in the years before the Revolution — the golden age of colonial craftsmanship — showing them at work, at play, at worship, at school, at home, competing in their trades, striving to get ahead, and playing a dynamic role as citizens in bringing about American independence. Natural resources, special crafts of the different colonies, and New World "marketing" of those crafts are closely studied. Students of American history, culture, and the arts and crafts will find this a richly rewarding study — authoritative, well-researched, and highly readable. It is further enhanced with carefully chosen illustrations from Diderot's Encyclopédie, the great 18th-century reference work on technology, whose detailed engravings accurately represent the crafts of the period.
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This illustrated story of America's first architect is based on material from a number of contemporary sources in the colonial period. Harrison's buildings reflect the classical mode, and they fortunately survived the Revolution. His designs include the King's Chapel, Boston; the Synagogue, Newport; and Christ Church, Cambridge. Originally published in 1949. 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.
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SEE OUR PHOTOS! This 487-page hardcover was published in 1968 by Oxford University Press. This book is like new internally; pages are unmarked. There is no dustcover. The blue cloth/hardcover looks nice, with minimal shelf wear, with minor bumping on corners. The spine looks very nice, with bright silver lettering. The binding is solid; like new. Overall, a very good conditioned volume. Please see our 3 photos of this volume.
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(Today more than half of all Americans make their homes in...)
Today more than half of all Americans make their homes in cities, and the ease of modern transportation causes the lives of many more to be affected by town conditions. Our national history has been that of transition from a predominantly rural and agricultural way of living to one in which the city plays a major role. Both materially and psychologically urban factors govern much of American life. Their origins are therefore of more than passing interest Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
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Dust jacket notes: "From the founding of St. Christopher in 1624 to the terrible earthquake that destroyed the metropolis of Port Royal in 1692, the English and Irish who emigrated to the West Indies struggled to establish permanent colonies, as did their fellow countrymen in New England and on the Chesapeake. Adaptation to the tropical environment was difficult, the attempt to use indentured white servants ended tragically, and only when new staple crops - cotton and sugar - and a new labor force from Africa were introduced did the Caribbean colonies improve economically. Even with these radical changes, however, well-rounded societies did not form in the Leeward Islands of Barbados during the seventeenth century. The Spanish, French, and English maintained that peace in Europe did not extend to the Caribbean. Foreign wars, Carib raids, and freebooters disrupted all normal activities, and white men also had to battle the climate and epidemic diseases, which always seemed to ravage the West Indies. Further, human greed, the failure of religion, and the cruelty of the age insured that there would be 'no peace beyond the line' for anyone who ventured to the West Indies. This fascinating narrative is the first to deal with the daily lives of all the people - white and black - who inhabited the British West Indies in the seventeenth century. With sympathetic insight and a firm grasp of the social and economic conditions of the time, the authors describe the hardships faced by the white settlers, discuss the disappearance of the indigenous Indian population, and the establishment of the institution of slavery and the lives of the slaves on the sugar plantations. Moreover they provide an important basis for comparison with the contemporaneous experiences of th esecond stream of British migration to North America...."
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(Religion the author says was a fundamental cause of the A...)
Religion the author says was a fundamental cause of the American Revolution. Why this was so and how it came about is made clear in this highly original account of the attempt of the Church of England's attempt to become the state church of the American colonies.
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Bridenbaugh, Carl was born on August 10, 1903 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Charles Herbert and Mabel (Corbin) Bridenbaugh.
Bachelor of Science, Dartmouth College, 1925. Litt.D, Dartmouth College, 1958. Student, University Pennsylvania, 1927.
AM, Harvard University, 1930. Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1936. AM, Brown University, 1963.
Doctor of Humane Letters, Rhode Island College, 1976.
Instructor English and history, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1927-1929, 30-34;
assistant professor of history, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1934-1938;
associate professor of history, Brown U., Providence, 1938-1942;
University professor, Brown U., Providence, 1962-1969;
lecturer history, College William and Mary, 1945-1946;
director, Institute Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia, 1945-1950;
Margaret Byrne professor American history, University of California, Berkeley, 1950-1962;
specialist, United States State Department, India, 1956;
member administrative board, Papers of Benjamin Franklin, 1970-1992. Member History American buildings Survey, 1957-1962. Consultant American civilization to United States.Nat.
Common for United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, 1957-1960, Common for Humanities, 1962-1964.
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(Religion the author says was a fundamental cause of the A...)
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Lieutenant commander of The United States Navy Reserve, 1942-1944. Fellow Royal History Society, American Academy Arts and Sciences, Rhode Island History Society. Member American Philosophical Society, American Antiquarian Society, American History Association (president 1962), Society Cincinnati (honorary), Colonial Society Massachusetts, Massachusetts History Society, Providence Art Club, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Jessica Hill, September 8, 1931 (deceased 1943). Married second Roberta Haines Herriott, June 17, 1944.