Society and Economy in Colonial Connecticut

by Jackson Turner Main

A pioneer in American social history, Jackson Turner Main presents the first continuous and detailed picture of the economic and social structure of an American colony from its founding up to the Revolution.

Originally published in 1985.

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414 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1985

About the author

An historian of colonial America and the early republic, Jackson Turner Main earned his BA and Ph.D. at the University of Wisconsin. He was a professor of history at the University of Colorado, and the author of seven books on the colonial era and early American republic.

Reviews

[Mary Beth · Rating 2 out of 5]

I felt like I was reading a statistic book not a history book. You can pick up some interesting tidbits but the stats bring it down , way down. I made myself finish the book. It should have been a DNF but as I love Connecticut history I felt the need to finish.