Population of the British Colonies in America Before 1776: A Survey of Census Data

by Robert V. Wells and Robert V Wells

Book Overview

In this book Robert V. Wells presents an exhaustive survey of recently discovered census data covering 21 American colonies between 1623 and 1775. He thus provides the first full-scale determination of basic demographic patterns in all parts of England's empire in America before 1776. Following an examination of the adequacy of the censuses, the author describes the population patterns of each colony for which a census is available. He presents information...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691046166
• ISBN13: 9780691046167
• Release Date: December 1975
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 356 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.