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The Papers of Francis Bernard. Governor of Colonial Massachusetts, 1760-1769.
Bernard, Sir Francis. Ed(S): Nicolson, Colin
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Description for The Papers of Francis Bernard. Governor of Colonial Massachusetts, 1760-1769.
Sir Francis Bernard (1712-1779) was the royal governor of colonial Massachusetts from 1760 to 1769. His letters and other incidental papers provide insight into the personalities and bitter controversies agitating Boston in the pre-Revolutionary period. This book includes his letters. Editor(s): Nicolson, Colin. Num Pages: 570 pages, 17 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1538.
Sir Francis Bernard (1712-1779), royal governor of colonial Massachusetts from 1760 to 1769, witnessed the rapid dissipation of happy sentiment stemming from Anglo-American victory in the French and Indian War and the first stirrings of colonial radicalism. The writs of assistance case, the Stamp Act riots, and the ensuing boycotts of British manufactures all happened on his watch. Bernard himself proved to be a controversial figure. His most vociferous opponents accused him of aggressively pursuing customs violations to augment his own income. Others believed that he had deliberately misrepresented political conditions in Boston in order to persuade authorities in England ... Read more
Sir Francis Bernard (1712-1779), royal governor of colonial Massachusetts from 1760 to 1769, witnessed the rapid dissipation of happy sentiment stemming from Anglo-American victory in the French and Indian War and the first stirrings of colonial radicalism. The writs of assistance case, the Stamp Act riots, and the ensuing boycotts of British manufactures all happened on his watch. Bernard himself proved to be a controversial figure. His most vociferous opponents accused him of aggressively pursuing customs violations to augment his own income. Others believed that he had deliberately misrepresented political conditions in Boston in order to persuade authorities in England ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Colonial Society of Massachusetts United States
Number of pages
570
Condition
New
Number of Pages
570
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780979466212
SKU
V9780979466212
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About Bernard, Sir Francis. Ed(S): Nicolson, Colin
Colin Nicolson is the author of The ""Infamas Govener"": Francis Bernard and the Origins of the American Revolution, and he lectures at the University of Stirling, Scotland.
Reviews for The Papers of Francis Bernard. Governor of Colonial Massachusetts, 1760-1769.
The Papers of Francis Bernard is a tremendously significant collection, and once completed, a British scholar will have published the single most important addition to the source materials not just for the coming of the American Revolution in Massachusetts, but for late-eighteenth-century imperial historiography in general, to have appeared in at least a generation. - Stephen Conway, University College, London, ... Read more