Conscience and Convenience was quickly recognized for its masterly depiction and interpretation of a major period of reform history. This history begins in a so

Baseler explains how British and colonial officials and landowners lured settlers from rival nations with promises of religious toleration, economic opportunity

Emphasizes the discoveries and explorations of Columbus, Magellan and Drake during the period.

This book discusses in depth the rise and fall of the determinate ideal, once heralded as a replacement to the old order of criminal justice. Using new material