... delivered, in their original form in November of 1965 as the Charles K. Colver Lectures at Brown University. They are the result of a combination of "two separately undertaken efforts of historical interpretation" begun in the mid-twentieth century(vii). The first of which was a study of Pre-Revolution politics in the American colonies. A topic which had been given much attention but remained ... the flexibility and means needed to successfully engage in politics. Royal governors arrived with a commission that strictly outlined their duties and gave them their opinions on sensitive publ...

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