Delaware: The First State, Revised Edition

by Carol E. Hoffecker

Examines the history of Delaware, from its first inhabitants and the arrival of European settlers to the effect of modern times on its business and government.

216 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1989

About the author

Carol E. Hoffecker, a native Delawarean is Richards Professor Emeritus at the University of Delaware where she taught for thirty years. She is the author of many books and journal articles about Delaware, Delawareans, the city of Wilmington and the University of Delaware.

Among her publications are: Corporate Capital: Wilmington in the Twentieth Century (1983), Delaware, the First State (1988), Federal Justice in the First State, A History of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware (1992), Beneath Thy Guiding Hand: A History of Women at the University of Delaware (1994), Honest John Williams, U.S. Senator from Delaware (2000), and Democracy in Delaware (2004).

Reviews

[Robert · Rating 4 out of 5]

It is well written and ease to read the History of Delaware. You will learn the history and how it became the First State,