This is neither a history book nor a storybook; this is a book on the evolution of individual philosophy about one's place within oneself, one's community, one's government, one's state and the world. That isn't to say that there is no history or no stories in it - on the contrary, the philosoph...
I couldn't help it. It's thinly (THINLY) disguised Libertarian propaganda- but it was an enjoyable read. Once again, I don't agree with Cline's politics-he's the same kind of sophist he rails against- and I DEFINITELY don't agree with his economic philosophy- BUT, he writes a thought-provoking "a...
The sixth and final installment in this acclaimed series about the start of the American Revolution. Opening in the spring of 1774 and ending explosively on the York River in the fall of 1775, Sparrowhawk Book VI: War concludes Edward Cline’s celebrated series and brings readers one step clos...
Following the passage of the Stamp Act of 1765, Hugh Kenrick attends the Stamp Act Congress in New York while Jack Frake forms a local chapter of the Sons of Liberty. After they foil a plan to smuggle the stamps into the colony, Dogmael Jones debates repeal with his allies in British Parliament, ...
Jack Frake, now a successful planter, meets newcomer Hugh Kenrick, who has bought a bankrupt plantation as an expression of his independence. They become neighboring planters and friends in Caxton, a town on the York River not far away from Williamsburg, capital of the colony of Virginia. They al...
Washington, disappointed that the loan office proposal had passed, and certain that it would be approved by the Council, left on Sunday, May 26, after attending services at Bruton Parish Church with Lieutenant-Governor Fauquier. Other burgesses left that same day, confident that a loan office and...
Navigation Act, 1 October 1660 (confirmed in July 1661 on Restoration of Stuarts) Required all trade between Britain and colonies be conducted on English-built ships, with largely English crew. Act of Frauds, 1662 Only English-built ships could enjoy colonial trade. Navigation Act, 1663 Most Euro...