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Albion's seed : four British folkways in America /

Fischer, David Hackett, 1935-

Albion's seed : four British folkways in America / by David Hackett Fischer. - New York : Oxford University Press, 1989. - xxi, 946 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm. - America, a cultural history ; v. 1 . - Fischer, David Hackett, 1935- America, a cultural history ; v. 1. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface: An idea of cultural history -- Introduction: The determinants of a voluntary society -- East Anglia to Massachusetts: the exodus of the English Puritans, 1629-41 -- The south of England to Virginia: distressed cavaliers and indentured servants, 1642-75 -- North Midlands to the Delaware: the Friend's migration, 1675-1725 -- Borderlands to the backcountry: the flight from North Britain, 1717-1775 -- Conclusion: Four British folkways in American history: the origin and persistence of regional cultures in the United States.

Discusses the transplanting of British folkways to America during four waves of immigration between 1629 and 1775.

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To 1783


Civilization.
Civilization--English influences.
Culturele invloeden.
United States -- Civilization -- To 1783.
United States -- Civilization -- English influences.
Population Groups--history--United States.
Culture--United States.
Emigration and Immigration--history--United States.
History, 17th Century--United States.
History, 18th Century--United States.


United States--Civilization--To 1783.
United States--Civilization--English influences.
États-Unis--Civilisation--Jusqu'à 1783.
États-Unis--Civilisation--Influence anglaise.
United States.
United States--Migration, Internal.
Great Britain--Emigration and immigration.
United States--History.
United States--Civilization.

Civilization United States

E169.1 / .F539 1989

973 s

E169.1 / F529a v.1 1989