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Nome de batismo
Rider, Sidney Smith
Data de nascimento
1833
Data de falecimento
1917
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male

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This an excellent historical analysis of the forgeries and other complicated transactions by which William Harris and his associates attempted a massive land grab in Rhode Island during many decades of the seventeenth century. Roger Williams and others strenuously opposed these efforts. Although Harris often prevailed in both the political and judicial spheres, he was never able to accomplish his objectives. Had he done so, according to Rider's superb interpretation, Rhode Island would likely not have survived as an independent colony and, later, state.

This book is out of print, but I was able to download a PDF of it from the Internet Archive.
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AlanEJohnson | Aug 27, 2014 |

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