Project Gutenberg 2014-10-09 Public domain in the USA. 331 Wood, William, active 1629-1635 49052342 New Englands Prospect A true, lively, and experimentall description of that part of America, commonly called New England: discovering the state of that Countrie, both as it stands to our new-come English Planters; and to the old Native Inhabitants Nevv Englands prospect Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "New Englands Prospect" by William Wood is a historical account written in the early 17th century. The work offers a detailed description of New England, exploring its geography, resources, wildlife, and the conditions experienced by both English settlers and Native Americans. It serves as both a guide for prospective settlers and a report on the region's natural wealth, addressing potential benefits and challenges for new arrivals. The opening of the text includes a preface addressing the reader and expressing the author's motivations for writing. Wood emphasizes his intent to provide an honest and experiential account of New England, countering misleading rumors and showcasing the region's advantages. He describes the pleasant landscape, emphasizes the healthful climate compared to England, and outlines its agricultural potential, including the rich soil and favorable conditions for a variety of crops and livestock. Such insights aim to encourage migration and investment into the area while presenting a practical understanding of its challenges, particularly regarding the severe winters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Massachusetts -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 Indians of North America -- Massachusetts -- Early works to 1800 Massachuset language -- Glossaries, vocabularies, etc. -- Early works to 1800 Massachusetts -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800 F001 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Travel & Geography 326381 326390 2024-09-19T15:18:21.334472 2023-09-20T11:16:04.985577 text/html text/html 327589 2014-10-09T13:41:00 text/html; charset=utf-8 805255 2014-10-09T13:42:28 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 890833 2024-09-19T15:18:30.254443 application/epub+zip 889303 2024-09-19T15:18:23.104465 application/epub+zip 214520 2024-09-19T15:18:22.025502 application/epub+zip 1177110 2024-09-19T15:18:34.770437 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1057949 2024-09-19T15:18:29.066463 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 262620 2022-09-21T11:37:06.064108 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 269954 2024-09-19T15:18:20.257500 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 270230 2014-10-09T13:40:58 text/plain; charset=utf-8 99150 2014-10-09T13:42:28 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 270222 2014-10-09T13:41:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 99109 2014-10-09T13:42:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20212 2024-09-19T15:18:34.927444 application/rdf+xml 23783 2024-09-19T15:18:22.120473 image/jpeg 3238 2024-09-19T15:18:22.073477 image/jpeg 808069 2024-09-19T15:18:21.393501 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