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Lands of True and Certain Bounty: The Geographical Theories and Colonization Strategies of Jean Pierre Purry
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Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #653196 in Books
- Published on: 2002-03-31
- Format: Illustrated
- Original language: English
- Binding: Hardcover
- 201 pages
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Synopsis
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
