Edward G Gray: 3 books
by Edward G. Gray
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2016
The little-known story of the architectural project that lay at the heart of Tom Paine’s political blueprint for the United States.
In a letter to his wife Abigail, John Adams judged the author of Common Sense as having “a better hand at pulling down than building.” Adams’s dismissive...
The Making of John Ledyard
Empire and Ambition in the Life of an Early American Traveler
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2008
During the course of his short but extraordinary life, John Ledyard (17511789) came in contact with some of the most remarkable figures of his era: the British explorer Captain James Cook, American financier Robert Morris, Revolutionary naval commander John Paul Jones, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson,...
Southeastern Grasslands
Biodiversity, Ecology, and Management
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2018
A holistic approach to analyzing distinct grassland habitats that integrates ecological, historical, and archaeological data
Today the southeastern United States is a largely rural, forested, and agricultural landscape interspersed with urban areas of development. However, two centuries ago it...