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valuable work; giving historical manuscripts and tracts。 Less valuable is
his 〃First Republic in America〃 (1898); in which the author attempts to
weave his material into a historical narrative。
Philip A。 Bruce's 〃Economic History of Virginia in the Seventeenth
Century〃; 2 vols。 (1896); is a highly interesting and exhaustive survey。
The same author has written 〃Social Life of Virginia in the Seventeenth
Century〃 (1907) and 〃Institutional History of Virginia in the Seventeenth
Century〃; 2 vols。 (1910)。
John Fiske's 〃Virginia and Her Neighbors;〃 2 vols。 (1897); and John E。
Cooke's Virginia (American Commonwealth Series; 1883) are written in
lighter vein than the foregoing histories and possess much literary
distinction。
On Captain John Smith there are writings innumerable。 Some writers give
credence to Smith's own narratives; while others do not。 John Fiske accepts
the narratives as history; and Edward Arber; who has edited them (2 vols。;
1884); holds that the 〃General History〃 (1624) is more reliable than the
〃True Relation〃 (1608)。 On the other side; as doubters of Smith's
credibility; are ranged such weighty authorities as Charles Deane; Henry
Adams; and Alexander Brown。
Thomas J。 Wertenbaker's 〃Virginia under the Stuarts〃 (1914) is a
painstaking effort to set forth the political history of the colony in the
light of recent historical investigation; but the book is devoid of
literary attractiveness。
MARYLAND
〃The Archives of Maryland〃; 37 vols。 (1883…) contain the official documents
of the province。 John L。 Bozman's 〃 History of Maryland〃; 2 vols。 (1837);
contains much valuable material for the years 1634…1658。
J。 T。 Scharf's 〃History of Maryland〃; 3 vols。 (1879); is a solid piece of
work; but the reader will turn by preference to the more readable books by
John Fiske; 〃Virginia and Her Neighbors〃; and William H。 Browne; 〃Maryland;
The History of a Palatinate 〃 (〃American Commonwealth Series;〃 1884)。
Browne has also written 〃George and Cecilius Calvert 〃(1890)。
THE CAROLINAS
〃The Colonial Records of North Carolina〃; 10 vols。 (1886…1890); are a mine
of information about both North and South Carolina。
Francis L。 Hawks's 〃History of North Carolina〃; 2 vols。 (1857…8); remains
the most substantial work on the colony to the year 1729。
Samuel A。 Ashe's 〃History of North Carolina〃 (1908) carries the political
history down to 1783。
Edward McCrady's 〃History of South Carolina under the Proprietary
Government〃 (1897) and 〃South Carolina under the Royal Government〃 (1899)
have superseded the older histories by Ramsay and Hewitt。
GEORGIA
The best histories of Georgia are those by William B。 Stevens; 2 vols。
(1847; 1859); and Charles C。 Jones; 2 vols。 (1883)。 Robert Wright's 〃Memoir
of General James Oglethorpe〃 (1867) is still the best life of the founder
of Georgia。
In the 〃American Nation Series〃 and in Winsor's 〃Narrative and Critical
History of America〃; the reader will find accounts of the Southern colonies
written by specialists and accompanied by much critical apparatus。 Further
lists will be found appended to the articles on the several States in 〃The
Encyclopaedia Britannica〃; 11th edition。
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