A History of North Carolina in the Proprietary Era, 1629-1729

by Lindley S. Butler

Book Overview

In this book, Lindley S. Butler traverses oft-noted but little understood events in the political and social establishment of the Carolina colony. In the wake of the English Civil Wars in the mid-seventeenth century, King Charles II granted charters to eight Lords Proprietors to establish civil structures, levy duties and taxes, and develop a vast tract of land along the southeastern Atlantic coast. Butler argues that unlike the New England theocracies...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1469667568
• ISBN13: 9781469667560
• Release Date: May 2022
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 470 Pages
• Weight: 1.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"