The Colonial Cavalier Or Southern Life Before The Revolution

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This book is a vivid portrait of the social, political, and economic life of the Southern colonies of British North America in the eighteenth century, before the American Revolution. It illuminates the customs, habits, and ideals of the colonial gentry, including their dress, food, education, sports, and ideas of honor and liberty. It also examines the role of slavery, the conflicts with Native Americans, and the tensions with the British authorities. Illustrated with evocative drawings, this book is a valuable source of historical and cultural knowledge. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1894 Edition.

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Published in 1895, this volume contains a description of life for the Southern Cavalier before the American Revolution. Includes Virginia, Maryland, North & South Carolina, Bruton Parish in Williamsburg, Virginia, amusements, church, trade, travel, death, slaves, types of dress and more.

"The Colonial Cavalier; or, Southern Life before the Revolution" by Maud Wilder Goodwin states that two types of men are responsible for the colonization of America. In England, these two groups were divided between the Puritan group and the the Cavalier group. The Puritans left their home in search of religious freedom. the cavaliers, instead, were gentlemen with traditional sympathies and views, with grand ideas and a sense of adventure.