Project Gutenberg 2010-10-25 Public domain in the USA. 87 Maverick, Samuel Mavericke, Samuel 02020089 A briefe discription of New England and the severall townes therein together with the present government thereof A brief description of New England and the several towns therein together with the present government thereof Produced by Therese Wright and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "A Briefe Discription of New England and the severall townes therein" by Samuel Maverick is a historical account written in the mid-17th century, likely around the 1660s. This book provides an early perspective on life in New England, detailing various towns, the geography, and the governance of the region at the time. The author, who was one of the early settlers and an influential figure in colonial governance, shares insights that are invaluable to anyone interested in the early history of America. The book outlines Maverick's observations and descriptions of New England's towns and settlements. He chronicles the founding and development of various places, providing information on their geography, resources, and inhabitants. The text not only highlights the richness of New England's natural resources but also addresses the political climate and challenges faced by its settlers, including tensions with local Native American tribes and conflicts concerning governance and rights. Overall, Maverick's work serves as a significant historical document, reflecting the socio-political landscape of early colonial America while offering a glimpse into the daily lives and struggles of its inhabitants. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en New England -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 New England -- Description and travel F001 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Travel & Geography 87606 87442 2024-09-14T09:24:06.712884 2023-09-15T04:42:03.682854 text/html text/html 84446 2010-10-25T16:36:00 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 30463 2010-10-25T16:36:00 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 100595 2024-09-14T09:24:10.906865 application/epub+zip 100572 2024-09-14T09:24:08.295893 application/epub+zip 100571 2024-09-14T09:24:07.342876 application/epub+zip 304190 2024-09-14T09:24:12.808851 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 292568 2024-09-14T09:24:10.225913 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 104335 2022-09-15T12:30:23.413569 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 75382 75176 2024-09-14T09:24:06.365860 2023-09-15T04:42:03.371846 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 75314 2010-10-25T16:36:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 28250 2010-10-25T16:36:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 75305 2010-10-25T16:36:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 28231 2010-10-25T16:36:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20138 2024-09-14T09:24:12.943830 application/rdf+xml 24424 2024-09-14T09:24:07.698916 image/jpeg 4508 2024-09-14T09:24:07.516866 image/jpeg 101330 2024-09-14T09:24:06.721877 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog