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Marooned: Jamestown, Shipwreck, and a New History of America's Origin
By Kelly, Joseph
- ISBN
- 9781632867773 9781632867797
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Pr.
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Reviewed on October 15, 2018 | Historic Jamestown
Kelly (literature, Coll. of Charleston; America's Longest Siege) presents a compelling argument: that the seeds of American democracy developed in the harsh experience of the 1607 Jamestown settlement. There, a meritocracy of skills and efforts, argues Kelly, combined with a desperation born out of near starvation, eroded adherence to the old world class system. The social and political organization of the colonies made o...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
