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John Winthrop : America's forgotten founding father / Francis J. Bremer.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bremer, Francis J., author.
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Winthrop, John, 1588-1649.
- Winthrop, John.
- Governors--Massachusetts--Biography.
- Governors.
- Puritans--Massachusetts--Biography.
- Puritans.
- Puritans--Massachusetts--History--17th century.
- Massachusetts--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
- Massachusetts.
- Great Britain--History--Tudors, 1485-1603.
- Great Britain.
- Great Britain--History--Early Stuarts, 1603-1649.
- England--Church history--16th century.
- England.
- England--Church history--17th century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (513 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Oxford University Press, 2023.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Vividly paints the life of John Winthrop as a disappointed and disaffected member of the English elite, examining how and why Winthrop and others decided to cross the Atlantic and found the Massachusetts Bay Colony. This book shows how Winthrop developed the skills to become the first governor of the colony.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: Profogue Part One
- Heritage
- 1 Lavenham to London 1
- 2 Reformation 23
- 3 John and Adam 39
- Part Two
- StruggLe
- 4 Youth 67
- 5 Turning Points 89
- 6 A Godly Magistrate o05
- 7 The Godly Embattled 125
- 8 The Decision to Migrate 147
- InterLude
- Christian Chanty 73 Part Three
- Errand
- 9 Passing Through Hell 187
- 10 The Best of Them Was But an Attorney 203
- 11 Relations with England 229
- 12 On the Fringe 241
- 13 War 26I
- 14 Struggling to Hold the Center 275
- 15 New Trials and Disappointments 301
- 16 War Clouds and Concerns 323
- 17 Under Attack 349
- 18 Last Years 371 Epilogue 379.
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: 2003.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-771410-2
- 0-19-983962-X
- 1-280-48196-X
- 0-19-803401-6
- 1-60256-900-2
- OCLC:
- 57124964
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