John Winthrop : America's forgotten founding father /

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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 th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bremer, Francis J.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, ©2003.
Colección:OUP E-Books.
Temas:
Winthrop, John, > 1588-1649.
Winthrop, John, > 1588-1649
Winthrop, John (Kolonisator, > 1588-1649)
1485-1775
Governors > Massachusetts > Biography.
Puritans > Massachusetts > Biography.
Puritans > Massachusetts > History > 17th century.
Gouverneurs > Massachusetts > Biographies.
Puritains > Massachusetts > Biographies.
Puritains > Massachusetts > Histoire > 17e siècle.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
HISTORY > State & Local.
HISTORY > State & Local > General.
Governors
Puritans
Biografie
Massachusetts > History > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Great Britain > History > Tudors, 1485-1603.
Great Britain > History > Early Stuarts, 1603-1649.
England > Church history > 16th century.
England > Church history > 17th century.
Massachusetts > Histoire > ca 1600-1775 (Période coloniale)
Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 1485-1603 (Tudors)
Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 1603-1649 (Premiers Stuarts)
Angleterre > Histoire religieuse > 16e siècle.
Angleterre > Histoire religieuse > 17e siècle.
England
Great Britain
Massachusetts
Biographies
Church history
History
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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