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Cadwallader Colden, 1688–1776
Philip Ranlet
其他書名
A Life between Revolutions
出版Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 2019-10-29
主題Biography & Autobiography / PoliticalHistory / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775)History / United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)Biography & Autobiography / HistoricalPolitical Science / Political Process / GeneralHistory / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies)
ISBN9780761871422076187142X
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=ScC9DwAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋In this book, Philip Ranlet examines the prolific political career of Cadwallader Colden. Colden was the long lasting lieutenant governor of royal New York. A determined foe of entrenched interests in New York such as the manor lords, the lawyers, and the fur smugglers, he remained a vigorous supporter of the royal prerogative. He handled Indian relations for many years and was the first true historian of the Iroquois. Also one of the preeminent scientists of the colonial period and the Enlightenment itself, he established botany in America and also tried to revise the work of Sir Isaac Newton. Lieutenant Governor Cadwallader Colden continued to battle the enemies ofBritish rule until his death during the American Revolution in 1776 at 88 years old.