Puritan village : the formation of a New England town / by Sumner Chilton Powell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Powell, Sumner Chilton, 1924-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Municipal government--Great Britain.

Municipal government.

Sudbury (Mass.)--Politics and government.

Sudbury (Mass.).

Sudbury (Mass.)--History--17th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (392 p.)

Edition:

[1st ed.]

Place of Publication:

Middletown, Conn. : Wesleyan University Press, [1970], c1963.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

An award-winning study of Puritans and the formation of their towns.

Contents:

Cover; Half title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Introduction; I. The Web of Open-field Life; II. Land Hunger, Borough Rights, and the Power to Tax; III. The Secrets of the Corporation of This Town of Sudbury; IV. "It Is Ordered by the Court"; V. Watertown on the Charles; VI. "It Is Ordered and Agreed by This Town"; VII. "All Liberties As Other Towns Have"; VIII. "We Shall Be Judged by Men of Our Own Choosing"; IX. "Interest in This Town of Marlborough"; X. The Origin and Stability of a New England Town; Notes; Appendices; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613137197

9781283137195

1283137194

9780819572684

0819572683

9780585372617

0585372616