{"product_id":"cadwallader-colden-16881776-9780761871415","title":"Cadwallader Colden 16881776","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this book, Philip Ranlet examines the prolific political career of Cadwallader Colden. Colden  was the long lasting lieutenant governor of royal New York. A determined foe of  entrenched interests in New York such as the manor lords, the lawyers, and the fur smugglers, he remained a vigorous supporter of the royal prerogative. He handled Indian relations for many years and was the first true historian of the Iroquois. Also one of the preeminent scientists of the colonial period and the Enlightenment itself, he established botany in America and also tried to revise the work of Sir Isaac Newton. Lieutenant Governor Cadwallader Colden continued to battle the enemies of British rule until his death during the American Revolution in 1776 at 88 years old.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePhilip Ranlet's deeply researched and comprehensively narrated biography does overdue justice to Cadwallader Colden's illustrious career. Colden was remarkably talented as a physician, politician, botanist, and ethnographer—a true son of the Enlightenment, whose influence ranged far beyond New York province to the rest of British America, England, and Continental Europe. Ranlet brings fresh insights into preRevolutionary America by meticulously reconstructing the life and writings of one of its most active and accomplished participants. -- Alden T. Vaughan, Columbia University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations   Acknowledgments   Abbreviations for Notes   Introduction   Chapter 1: The Drummer   Chapter 2: New York   Chapter 3: Sylvan Retreat   Chapter 4: Tyrant   Chapter 5: Enlightenment   Chapter 6: Revolts   Chapter 7: Jennie and Davie   Chapter 8:  The Empire Calls   Chapter 9: The Ottoman Family   Chapter 10: Coldengham Under Siege   Chapter 11: The Intelligent Being   Chapter 12: Phoenix   Chapter 13: Lawyers   Chapter 14: Civil War   Chapter 15: Out, In, and Out Again   Chapter 16: Drunkard   Chapter 17: Finis   Afterword   Bibliography   Archives and Manuscripts   Newspapers and Journals   Primary Sources   Secondary Sources   Index   About the Author","brand":"Hamilton Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037894410583,"sku":"9780761871415","price":31.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780761871415.jpg?v=1750938066","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/cadwallader-colden-16881776-9780761871415","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}