Life, liberty, and the pursuit of land
Subtitle: the plunder of early America
By: Daniel M. Friedenberg.
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Published: 1992
Place of publication: Buffalo, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 423
Subjects: Public land sales -- Great Britain -- Colonies -- History; Public land sales -- United States -- History; Land grants -- Great Britain -- Colonies -- History; Land grants -- United States -- History; Land companies -- England -- History; Land companies -- United States -- History; Land tenure; United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775; United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783; United States -- History -- 1783-1815
Description: Examines the methods of acquiring and using land that developed in colonial America as a means to gain economic and political power.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 393-407) and index.