Governor's Houses and State Houses of British Colonial America, 1607-1783
Author | : Hoke P. Kimball |
Publisher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 492 |
Release | : 2017-03-29 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781476625935 |
ISBN-13 | : 147662593X |
Rating | : 4/5 (93X Downloads) |
Download or read book Governor's Houses and State Houses of British Colonial America, 1607-1783 written by Hoke P. Kimball and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2017-03-29 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive survey of British colonial governors' houses and buildings used as state houses or capitols in the North American colonies begins with the founding of the Virginia Colony and ends with American independence. In addition to the 13 colonies that became the United States in 1783, the study includes three colonies in present-day Florida and Canada--East Florida, West Florida and the Province of Quebec--obtained by Great Britain after the French and Indian War.