John Winthrop: America's forgotten founding father
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1. Verfasser: Bremer, Francis J. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York Oxford University Press ©2003
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Heritage -- - Lavenham to London -- - Reformation -- - John and Adam -- - Struggle -- - Youth -- - Turning points -- - A Godly magistrate -- - The Godly embattled -- - The decision to migrate -- - Christian charity -- - Errand -- - Passing through hell -- - The best of them Was But an Attorney -- - Relations with England -- - On the Fringe -- - War -- - Struggling to hold the center -- - New trials and disappointments -- - War clouds and concerns -- - Under attack -- - Last years
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
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xviii, 478 pages)
ISBN:0195149130
0198034016
128048196X
1602569002
9780195149135
9780198034018
9781280481963
9781602569003

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