John Wise. Early American Democrat / George Allan Cook.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cook, George Allan, author.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [1952]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

A biography of the 17th to 18th century reverend and New England political figure John Wise, who lead his town in protest against an arbitrarily imposed tax, acted as spokesman for one of the earliest 'No taxation without representation' challenges, petitioned for two of the most vigorously prosecuted victims in the Salem witch trials, and who advocated many other causes during his life.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Preface

Contents

Introduction

I. Ancestry and Early Life

II. Years at Harvard

III. Unsettled Years

IV. For a Good God and a Good King

V. Chaplain against Quebec

VI. "Storms of Witchcrafts"

VII. Life at Chebacco

VIII. The "Popish Plot" in New England

IX. The Churches Quarrel Espoused

X. Wise's "Small Treatise"

XI. Liberal Notions

XII. The Lamp Burned Out

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

0-231-88504-0

OCLC:

1100435691