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A New Voyage to Carolina (Summarized Edition). Enriched edition. An 18th-Century Carolina travelogue of natural history, indigenous nations, flora and fauna, and early American colonization
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- Nombre de pages99
- FormatePub
- ISBN859-65--4787958-9
- EAN8596547879589
- Date de parution10/01/2026
- Protection num.Digital Watermarking
- Taille815 Ko
- Infos supplémentairesepub
- ÉditeurQUICKIE CLASSICS
Résumé
First published in 1709, A New Voyage to Carolina fuses travelogue, natural history, and colonial prospectus into a lucid portrait of the Carolinas. Lawson surveys climate, soils, and waterways; inventories pines, vines, fishes, and game; and notes the growing trade in naval stores. He also depicts the lifeways, diplomacy, and economies of neighboring nations, including Tuscarora and Catawba. Written in the empirical, plain style shaped by Royal Society science, the book anchors Carolina within Atlantic commerce while preserving granular observation.
An English-born surveyor and naturalist, Lawson trekked from Charleston to the Pamlico in 1700-1701, settled at Bath, and became North Carolina's surveyor general. Reliant on Native guides and attentive to settlement schemes at New Bern, he distilled field journals into this study; his 1711 death amid Tuscarora tensions shadows its pages. Readers seeking an indispensable primary account of the early South-its environments, peoples, and ambitions-will find Lawson's narrative both useful and engrossing.
It rewards historians, geographers, and naturalists alike, while inviting general readers to reconsider colonization as a braided story of inquiry, exchange, and conflict. Quickie Classics summarizes timeless works with precision, preserving the author's voice and keeping the prose clear, fast, and readable-distilled, never diluted. Enriched Edition extras: Introduction · Synopsis · Historical Context · Brief Analysis · 4 Reflection Q&As · Editorial Footnotes.
An English-born surveyor and naturalist, Lawson trekked from Charleston to the Pamlico in 1700-1701, settled at Bath, and became North Carolina's surveyor general. Reliant on Native guides and attentive to settlement schemes at New Bern, he distilled field journals into this study; his 1711 death amid Tuscarora tensions shadows its pages. Readers seeking an indispensable primary account of the early South-its environments, peoples, and ambitions-will find Lawson's narrative both useful and engrossing.
It rewards historians, geographers, and naturalists alike, while inviting general readers to reconsider colonization as a braided story of inquiry, exchange, and conflict. Quickie Classics summarizes timeless works with precision, preserving the author's voice and keeping the prose clear, fast, and readable-distilled, never diluted. Enriched Edition extras: Introduction · Synopsis · Historical Context · Brief Analysis · 4 Reflection Q&As · Editorial Footnotes.
