Alamance Or The Great And Final Experiment - Couverture souple

Wiley, Calvin Henderson

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1419105302 ISBN 13 : 9781419105302

Editeur : Kessinger Publishing Co, 2004

Synopsis

Alamance Or The Great And Final Experiment is a historical novel written by Calvin Henderson Wiley. The book explores the events leading up to the Battle of Alamance, which took place in North Carolina in 1771. The story follows the lives of several characters, including farmers, merchants, and politicians, as they navigate the political and social tensions of the time.The novel delves into the conflicts between the colonists and the British authorities, as well as the tensions between different factions of the colonists themselves. It also examines the role of slavery in the region and the impact it had on the lives of both slaves and slave owners.Through vivid descriptions and engaging storytelling, Wiley brings to life the people and events that shaped the history of North Carolina and the United States. The book provides a fascinating glimpse into a pivotal moment in American history and the struggles and triumphs of the people who lived through it.Now, Phil Blister noticed the frequent visits of the judge, and, inflamed with jealousy, and satisfied that the lady of his heart was an object of interest to every one, he briskly pushed on his suit. Miss Artemesia, believing that she had three strings to her bow, and having mentally arranged her suitors into a sort of sliding-scale, at the top of which was the judge, and at the bottom Phil Blister, was not in a hurry to make up her mind in regard to the latter's proposals. Thus was Phil in great mental agony for several weeks, and, putting all his wits to work, and riding day and night, he fairly deluged the neighbourhood with lies.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Once on a time it was my fortune to pass through that remote and biiex. plored part of our country designated on the maps as the State of North Carolina. To my great surprise, I found that the inhabitants were neither Cannibals, Salamanders, nor Fire-eaters, nor even Pagans, though there was among them a considerable sprinkling of Jews. Men and women generally dressed after the Euro pean fashion, lived in houses with chimneys, and ate three times a-day, though at very unusual hours breakfast, for instance, was served up at seven in the morning, dinner at about one, post meridian and supper at sundown but, bating this barbarous custom, and the still more barbarous habit of going to bed at teno clock at night, I became satisfied that the better portion of the inhabitants might be considered as a Christian, civilized people. That class of the natives who live naked in the woods, subsisting on acorns, raw snails, and wild onions, I did not see, nor could I ascertain their exact locality. Those with whom I mingled were a plain, unfrizzled people, sadly addicted to sobriety and matrimony, and greatly deficient in the art of lying, and other fashionable accomplishments and amusements. It was the fashion among the men to shave their faces, and among the women to preserve the original forms bestowed on them by Nature; and I was credibly informed that there were many idolatrous worshippers of those fabulous deities, Love and Friendship, whose temples still exist in considerable numbers. True, missionaries are among them, doing all they can to eradicate the seeds of this noxious superstition, especially among the young and enlightened; but the common people still cling, with singular tenacity, to the antiquated notions of their fathers. So much for the inhabitants. Of the face of the country, its locality, climate, and productions, I regret that I did not take fuller n
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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Kessinger Publishing Co
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1419105302
• ISBN 13: 9781419105302
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 328
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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