Bøger af David Ridgely

Annals of Annapolis is a historical book written by David Ridgely that provides a comprehensive account of the city of Annapolis from its earliest days until the War of 1812. The book is divided into several chapters, each of which covers a specific period in the city's history. The first chapter discusses the early settlements in the Annapolis area, including the arrival of the first colonists in 1649. Subsequent chapters explore the city's growth and development, including its role as the capital of Maryland and its importance as a center of trade and commerce. The book also covers the social and cultural life of Annapolis, including its famous taverns, theaters, and other public institutions. Finally, the book concludes with a detailed account of the city's involvement in the War of 1812, including the famous Battle of Annapolis. Overall, Annals of Annapolis is an important historical document that provides a fascinating glimpse into the early days of one of America's most historic cities.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Title: Annals of Annapolis: comprising sundry notices of that old city from the period of the first settlements in its vicinity in the year 1649, until the War of 1812, together with various incidents in the history of Maryland ...Author: David RidgelyPublisher: Gale, Sabin Americana Description: Based on Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500--1926 contains a collection of books, pamphlets, serials and other works about the Americas, from the time of their discovery to the early 1900s. Sabin Americana is rich in original accounts of discovery and exploration, pioneering and westward expansion, the U.S. Civil War and other military actions, Native Americans, slavery and abolition, religious history and more.Sabin Americana offers an up-close perspective on life in the western hemisphere, encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores of North America in the late 15th century to the first decades of the 20th century. Covering a span of over 400 years in North, Central and South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection highlights the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture, contemporary opinions and momentous events of the time. It provides access to documents from an assortment of genres, sermons, political tracts, newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation, literature and more.Now for the first time, these high-quality digital scans of original works are available via print-on-demand, making them readily accessible to libraries, students, independent scholars, and readers of all ages.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++SourceLibrary: Huntington LibraryDocumentID: SABCP00365200CollectionID: CTRG10169564-BPublicationDate: 18410101SourceBibCitation: Selected Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to AmericaNotes: Collation: 283 p., [1] leaf of plates: ill.; 20 cm

This fascinating historical journey begins in 1632; preceding the settlement in 1633 of the city originally known as Providence. This chronological account continues to the War of 1812, followed by a description of Annapolis and its more prominent public building, including the Naval Academy and St. John's College. Puritan settlers, conflict with Indians, disputes with England, churches, military organizations, General Washington's arrival, and much more are discussed. "In those periods where nothing immediately connected with Annapolis was found, incidents in relation to the history of the Province and State of Maryland, have been introduced." The Appendix contains an abundance of letters from notable figures such as General George Washington, Governor Lee, John Hancock, and others.