This book traces the earliest forms of representative government which were found in Maryland.
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The earliest forms of representative government were to be found in Maryland from its founding in 1632. David W. Jordan traces the establishment of the legislative assembly, its development through the seventeenth century, and changing opinions about its proper place in the governance of Maryland.
Acknowledgments; Introduction; 'For the good and happy government' of Maryland; Part I: 'In the Infancy of This Plantation': 1632–1660: 1. 'A country … newly planted'; 2. 'Divers occurrences and difficulties'; Part II. 'Lord Baltimore's Politick Maximes': 1660–1689: 3. 'For the most part good ordinary householders'; 4. 'To liken us to a conquered people'; Part III. 'Wee Your Majesties Most Humble and Loyall Subjects': 1689–1715: 5. 'By the name of the country borne'; 6. 'We more immediately represent the people'; Epilogue: 'Our present happy protestant constitution'; Appendixes; A note on the sources; Index.
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hardcover. Condizione: Good. Cambridge University Press, 1987. Hard cover, first edition. Has a few markings in the margins, extensive pencil notes inside the back cover, otherwise Good condition in Good dust jacket which is a bit worn. Not perfect but a solid reading copy. Codice articolo SKU1079674
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Hard Cover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition. Scholarly monograph on power structures and related social & economic developments in colonial Maryland, with biographical notes on legislators and comparisons to other colonies, notably Virginia, Massachusetts, & Barbados. Hardcover in jacket, as pictured. Light wear to book; jacket shows minor edgewear. Text clean, no names or marks; x, 256 pages; appendixes, note on sources, index. Size: Octavo. Codice articolo x1297
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