Salutary Neglect: Colonial Administration Under the Duke of Newcastle

by James A. Henretta

Book Overview

During the remarkably long period (1724-1754) that Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of Newcastle, served as England's secretary of state, private interests and the exigencies of domestic politics rather than a rational assessment of England's stake in America determined colonial policy. As no purposeful effort was made to administer the colonies" political life, they enjoyed in effect relatively little interference in their internal affairs. The reasons...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691619883
• ISBN13: 9780691619880
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 394 Pages
• Weight: 1.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"