Excerpt from Colonial Folkways: A Chronicle of American Life in the Reign of the Georges The territory occupied by the colonists stretched along the American coast from Nova Scotia to Georgia. The earliest settlements lay near the ocean, but in some cases extended inland for considerable distances along the more important rivers. Behind this settled area, toward the foot hills Of the mountains, lay the back country, which after 1730 received immigrants in large numbers. Except for settlements and outlying clearings, the ...
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Excerpt from Colonial Folkways: A Chronicle of American Life in the Reign of the Georges The territory occupied by the colonists stretched along the American coast from Nova Scotia to Georgia. The earliest settlements lay near the ocean, but in some cases extended inland for considerable distances along the more important rivers. Behind this settled area, toward the foot hills Of the mountains, lay the back country, which after 1730 received immigrants in large numbers. Except for settlements and outlying clearings, the colonial area, even near the sea, was densely cov ered with forests and contained to the end of this period many wild and desolate tracts Of dismal swamp, drifting sand, and tangled jungle destined to remain for decades regions of mystery and fear, the resort of only fowl and beast, and the occa sioual refuge of criminals and outlaws. Gradually, as the years passed, the wilderness disappeared before the march of man, the wooded and rocky surface was transformed into fertile arable fields and pasture, the old settlements widened, and new settlements appeared. The number of colonists increased, and the pioneers steadily pushed back the frontier, setting up towns and laying out farms and plantations, rearing families, warring with the Indians and trading with them for furs, and turn ing to the best account the advantages that a bountiful though exacting nature furnished ready to their hand. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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