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Lands of True and Certain Bounty

Lands of True and Certain Bounty The Geographical Theories and Colonization Strategies of Jean Pierre Purry

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Jean Pierre Purry (1675-1736) was a Swiss civil servant and entrepreneur who pushed for the establishment of Purrysburg Township, SC, in 1732, based largely on his theoretical conclusions about the area's climate and soil productivity and his unrelenting enthusiasm for colonization. In the end, he was mistaken in his science and misled by official

Book information

ISBN: 9781575910543
Publisher: Susquehanna University Press
Imprint: Susquehanna University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 975.702
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 201
Weight: 491g
Height: 230mm
Width: 165mm
Spine width: 25mm