Wandering souls :: Protestant migrations in America, 1630-1865 /

Popular literature and frontier studies stress that Americans moved west to farm or to seek a new beginning. Scott Rohrer argues that Protestant migrants in early America relocated in search of salvation, Christian community, reform, or all three. He examines the migration patterns of eight religiou...

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Main Author: Rohrer, S. Scott, 1957-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2010.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Online Access:DE-862
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Summary:Popular literature and frontier studies stress that Americans moved west to farm or to seek a new beginning. Scott Rohrer argues that Protestant migrants in early America relocated in search of salvation, Christian community, reform, or all three. He examines the migration patterns of eight religious groups and finds that Protestant migrations consisted of two basic types: migrations motivated by religion, economics, and family (including Puritans, Methodists, Moravians, and others)and groups wanting to escape persecution or harassment (Mormons and Inspirationists). He concludes that the two m.
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 312 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780807895870
0807895873
9781469604305
1469604302
080783372X
9780807833728

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