This detailed exploration of the settlement of Maine beginning in the late eighteenth century illuminates the violent, widespread contests along the American frontier that served to define and complete the American Revolution. Taylor shows how Maine's militant settlers organized secret companies to defend their populist understanding of the Revolution.
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An eye-opening look at the settlement of Maine,
By amwilcock@ucdavis.edu (Davis, CA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Liberty Men and Great Proprietors: The Revolutionary Settlement on the Maine Frontier, 1760-1820 (Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture) (Paperback)
I will not go into detail about the book, but will let you know that it is awesome. I earned a BA in History at UC Davis and Dr. Taylor was my instructor. The book he has written will shed new light on your understanding of life in colonial America, and the struggles the settlers went through.
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How little things change,
By liberty man (Balltown,ME.) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Liberty Men and Great Proprietors: The Revolutionary Settlement on the Maine Frontier, 1760-1820 (Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture) (Paperback)
This book is well written and moves along well for a history book.I read this as part of a family genealogy research project. I live in Maine and am familiar with the areas covered in the book.
It is interesting to me that things in general have not changed much in the corruption of government area. They had great proprietors,men of wealth and influence,we have lobbying and corporate agenda. It appears this country has never benefited the average citizen to any great extent.I read Alan Taylors book about William Cooper,a town founder and real estate speculator in upstate New YOrk. The same crooked dealings happened there.
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Liberty Men and Great Historian!,
This review is from: Liberty Men and Great Proprietors: The Revolutionary Settlement on the Maine Frontier, 1760-1820 (Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture) (Paperback)
This is not only a fascinating book on a well-kept historical secret (even from those of us who hail from mid-Maine), it is well written and lively.
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You must remember in the first place, that the eas[t]ward country (as it is called) has been Settled in a very illegal manner. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
tax valuation returns, betterment act, mature livestock, proprietary supporter, agrarian resistance, revived resistance, illegible portions, great proprietors, horrid visages, microfilm box, land rioters, federal census returns, backcountry settlers, scattered votes, ejectment suits, supernatural economy, manuscript census returns, prosperous settlers, armed settlers, miscellaneous box, backcountry towns, settler resistance, proprietary title, backcountry settlements, visionary religion Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Great Proprietors, General Court, Henry Knox, Kennebeck Proprietors, Liberty Men, New England, White Indians, Josiah Little, George Ulmer, Charles Vaughan, Lincoln County, Supreme Judicial Court, Sheepscot Great Pond, Pejepscot Proprietors, New York, William Allen, Plymouth Company, Plymouth Patent, Samuel Ely, Thurston Whiting, Daniel Brackett, James Shurtleff, William King, Daniel Lambert, Nathan Barlow New!
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You must remember in the first place, that the eas[t]ward country (as it is called) has been Settled in a very illegal manner. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
tax valuation returns, betterment act, mature livestock, proprietary supporter, agrarian resistance, revived resistance, illegible portions, great proprietors, horrid visages, microfilm box, land rioters, federal census returns, backcountry settlers, scattered votes, ejectment suits, supernatural economy, manuscript census returns, prosperous settlers, armed settlers, miscellaneous box, backcountry towns, settler resistance, proprietary title, backcountry settlements, visionary religion Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Great Proprietors, General Court, Henry Knox, Kennebeck Proprietors, Liberty Men, New England, White Indians, Josiah Little, George Ulmer, Charles Vaughan, Lincoln County, Supreme Judicial Court, Sheepscot Great Pond, Pejepscot Proprietors, New York, William Allen, Plymouth Company, Plymouth Patent, Samuel Ely, Thurston Whiting, Daniel Brackett, James Shurtleff, William King, Daniel Lambert, Nathan Barlow New!
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