The Papers of Francis Bernard: Governor of Colonial Massachusetts, 1760-1769 Volume 4

by Francis Bernard

Governor Francis Bernard's historical reputation rests on his role in pushing the American colonists toward revolution. Bernard was the kind of government official without whom revolutions might not occur: A thwarted modernizer, despairing of metropolitan inertia and resentful of local power shifts that undermined his own authority, he sought and found retribution in a hostile portrayal of his opponents and critics. In 1768, the colonists and their...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0985254343
• ISBN13: 9780985254346
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: Colonial Society of Massachusetts
• Length: 600 Pages
• Weight: 3.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 7.3" x 10.2"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher