{"product_id":"9781568585611","title":"War Against All Puerto Ricans: Revolution and Terror in America's Colony","description":"After establishing a successful Dutch colony in Holland, Michigan, in 1847, Albertus Van Raalte turned his attention to the warmer climes of Amelia County, Virginia, where he attempted to establish a second colony. This volume by Janet Sheeres presents a carefully researched account of that colonization attempt with a thorough analysis of why it failed. Providing insights into the risks of new settlements that books on successful colonies overlook, this is the first major study of the Amelia settlement.\u003cp\u003eA well-told tale of high hopes but eventual failure, \u003cem\u003eThe Not-So-Promised Land\u003c\/em\u003e concludes with a 73-page genealogy of everyone involved in the settlement, including their origins, marriages, births, deaths, denominations, occupations, and post-Amelia destinations.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PublicAffairs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47062254026992,"sku":"9781568585611","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781568585611_p0.jpg?v=1763775683","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781568585611","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}