A New Voyage to Carolina / Containing the exact description and natural history of that country; together with the present state thereof; and a journal of a thousand miles, travel'd thro' several nations of Indians; giving a particular account of their customs, manners, etc.
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The narrative combines a travel journal of extensive journeys through the region with a natural-history survey and practical observations for settlers. It records routes, encounters with Indigenous nations, descriptions of their customs, dwellings, diet, and trade; details of coastal inlets, rivers, soils, staple crops, and livestock; systematic notes on plants, animals, birds, fish, insects, and shellfish; commentary on current colonial settlements, governance documents such as charters and constitutions, and advice for cultivation and trade. Practical recipes, descriptions of seasonal resources, and reflections on health and disease among both Indigenous peoples and colonists complete a close, often empirical portrait of landscape, resources, and human life in the province.
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