The Beginners of a Nation

The Beginners of a Nation is a historical book by Edward Eggleston that explores the origins and growth of the earliest English settlements in America. The book provides a detailed account of the lives and characters of the people who played a significant role in the establishment of these settlements, including their struggles, challenges, and triumphs. The author uses a narrative style to take the reader on a journey through the early days of America, from the first English colony at Jamestown to the founding of Massachusetts Bay. The book also examines the impact of the Native American tribes on the English settlers and the interactions between the two groups. Through a careful analysis of primary sources, Eggleston provides an insightful and engaging account of the birth of a nation. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the early history of America and the people who laid the foundation for the country we know today.1899. American novelist and historian, Eggleston's novels depicting early life in southern Indiana have been widely read. In this book his aim has been to make the pages reflect the character of the age in which the English colonies were begun, and the traits of the colonists, and to bring into relief the social, political, intellectual, and religious forces that promoted emigration. It does not pretend to be the usual account of all the events attending early colonization; it is rather a history in which the succession of cause and effect is the main topic, a history of the dynamics of colony-planting in the first half of the seventeenth century. Who were the beginners of English life in America? What propulsions sent them for refuge to a wilderness? What visions beckoned them to undertake the founding of new states? What manner of men were their leaders? And what is the story of their hopes, their experiments, and their disappointments? These are the questions Eggleston attempts to answer in this volume. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.