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050 4 _aE151
100 1 _aAchenwall, Gottfried,
_d1719-1772
240 1 0 _aAnmerkungen über Nordamerika. English
245 1 0 _aAchenwall's Observations on North America
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2008
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2008-03-04
508 _aProduced by Frank van Drogen, Bernd Meyer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Achenwall's Observations on North America" by Gottfried Achenwall is a historical account written in the late 18th century, specifically in 1767. This book presents an analysis of North America and its British colonies, encapsulating various aspects such as the geography, climate, inhabitants, economy, and governance. The observations are based on verbal information shared by the famed American polymath Benjamin Franklin, illustrating the impressions made on German academics during this period. The book delves into the details of North American settlements, the lifestyle of native populations, and the growth of the colonies contrasted with the Caribbean. Achenwall discusses the agricultural practices, the demographics of settlers, and their economic activities, stressing how the colonies surpassed population growth compared to the West Indies. He also examines the different forms of governance in the colonies, highlighting their political structures and legal frameworks. The analysis underscores not only the development of these territories but also the interactions between European settlers and Indigenous peoples, the impact of commerce, and the social dynamics within the colonies, offering readers a comprehensive view of life in North America during this era. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aUnited States -- Description and travel
700 1 _aRosengarten, J. G.
_q(Joseph George),
_d1835-1921
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/24752
999 _c65753
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