Asylum for Mankind": America, 1607 - 1800 by Baseler, Marilyn C - 1998

Cornell University Press, 1998. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Cornell University Press, 1998. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Cornell University Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

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Ithaca: Cornell University Press, (1998). First Edition. Octavo, blue cloth & white boards (hardcover), gilt letters, xi, 353 pp. Fine in a Fine dust jacket. From dust jacket: Ever since the Age of Discover, Europeans have viewed the New World as a haven for victims of religious persecution and a dumping ground for social liabilities. Marilyn C. Baseler shows how the New World’s role as a refuge for the victims of political, religious, and economic oppression gradually devolved on the thirteen colonies that became the United States. She traces immigration patterns and policies to show how the new American Republic became an “asylum for mankind.” Baseler explains how British and colonial officials and landowners lured settlers from rival nations with promises of religious toleration, economic opportunity, and the “rights of Englishmen,” and she identifies the liberties, disabilities, and benefits experienced by different immigrant groups. She also explains how the exploitation of… Read More

Ithaca Cornell University Press, 1998, hardcover. Hardcover. Condition: near fine, with near fine dust jacket. ISBN 0801434815

Ithaca, New York, U.S.A.: Cornell Univ Pr, 1998. 353pp. Rear cover Dj chipped & has small hole. Notes; biblio.; index.. 1st. Hb. VG+/VG.

Cornell University Press. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.