Project Gutenberg 2012-07-02 Public domain in the USA. 103 Melville, Lewis 1874 1932 Farmer George, Volume 2 Produced by Cathy Maxam, Heather Clark and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Farmer George, Volume 2" by Lewis Melville is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This volume appears to chronicle the reign of George III of Great Britain, focusing on the significant events and conflicts between England and its American colonies, particularly issues such as the Stamp Act and the subsequent dissent it incited among Americans. The text discusses various political figures and actions from this tumultuous period, shedding light on the complexities of governance and public opinion during the lead-up to the American Revolution. The opening of "Farmer George, Volume 2" presents a detailed overview of George Grenville's role in implementing the Stamp Act, which served as a pivotal moment in Anglo-American relations. The narrative illustrates Grenville's motivations, the initial responses from both British Parliament and American colonists, and the growing unrest that culminated in resistance to British authority. The excerpt highlights the political dynamics within England, including debates in Parliament and public sentiment in the colonies, setting the stage for understanding the broader historical context of rebellion. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/39981/39981-h/images/icover.jpg en Great Britain -- History -- George III, 1760-1820 George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820 DA Text Browsing: History - British Browsing: History - General 850254 850273 2024-09-16T17:32:11.713958 2023-09-17T11:41:09.905207 text/html text/html 785257 2012-07-02T12:13:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1522621 2012-07-02T12:13:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1569213 2024-09-16T17:32:27.465863 application/epub+zip 1577128 2024-09-16T17:32:14.774916 application/epub+zip 332676 2024-09-16T17:32:13.096962 application/epub+zip 1842362 2024-09-16T17:32:35.812813 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1789864 2024-09-16T17:32:25.858848 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 550130 2022-09-18T10:06:00.666426 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 491940 491737 2024-09-16T17:32:09.060989 2023-09-17T11:41:07.284204 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 491697 2012-07-02T12:13:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 188035 2012-07-02T12:13:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 491703 2012-07-02T12:13:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 187929 2012-07-02T12:13:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20361 2024-09-16T17:32:35.985802 application/rdf+xml 14386 2024-09-16T17:32:13.507937 image/jpeg 2124 2024-09-16T17:32:13.304929 image/jpeg 1545901 2024-09-16T17:32:11.832975 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 en.wikipedia