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John Winthrop : biography as history / Francis J. Bremer.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bremer, Francis J.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Governors--Massachusetts--Biography.
- Governors.
- Puritans--Massachusetts--Biography.
- Puritans.
- Puritans--Massachusetts--History--17th century.
- Massachusetts--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
- Massachusetts.
- Winthrop, John, 1588-1649.
- Winthrop, John.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (123 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Continuum, c2009.
- Summary:
- John Winthrop (1588-1649) was the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and is generally considered the principal architect of early New England society. He led the colonists through the initial struggles to survive in a new world, shaped the political organizations that gave the colonists the right to govern themselves through elected governors and representatives, worked to mediate between those who advanced radical religious and political ideas on the one hand and those who sought a very narrowly defined orthodoxy, and contributed to the development of a system of education which i
- Contents:
- Introduction
- A puritan youth
- English magistrate
- Errand into the wilderness
- Laying foundations
- Challenges
- Dealing with others
- Building for the future
- The Puritan revolution and the last years of John Winthrop
- Readings
- Discussion questions
- The life and times of John Winthrop
- People of note in the world of John Winthrop.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786612875229
- 9781282875227
- 1282875221
- 9781441159199
- 1441159193
- OCLC:
- 680017929
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