New England Nation [electronic resource] : The Country the Puritans Built /
Daniels, B.author.
Out of European revolutions and social upheaval, an extraordinary society of literate, pious, and prosperous English Puritans flowered in seventeenth-century New England. This wonderfully readable history recreates the world of Puritan New England and places it in the broad sweep of history. The book provides a fascinating look into Puritan society, with sailors, sinners, women, children, and Native Americans joining the usual Puritan ministers of the seventeenth century. Combining remarkable primary sources with an enjoyable narrative, this book reveals the New England Nation in its fullness and complexity, and reveals striking parallels with the America of today.
Cover; Contents; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; Introduction: New England, Puritans, and American History; 1 Protestant Reform; 2 Pilgrim Beginnings; 3 The Great Migration; 4 New England Blossoms; 5 Subduing the Land; 6 Subduing the Devil; 7 Women in a Man's World; 8 Men and Women; 9 Subduing the Indians; 10 The Devil Strikes Back; Epilogue: A Strange Legacy; Index
Includes index.
Out of European revolutions and social upheaval, an extraordinary society of literate, pious, and prosperous English Puritans flowered in seventeenth-century New England. This wonderfully readable history recreates the world of Puritan New England and places it in the broad sweep of history. The book provides a fascinating look into Puritan society, with sailors, sinners, women, children, and Native Americans joining the usual Puritan ministers of the seventeenth century. Combining remarkable primary sources with an enjoyable narrative, this book reveals the New England Nation in its fullness and complexity, and reveals striking parallels with the America of today.
America—History.
Great Britain—History.
Religion—History.
Social history.
Civilization—History.
History, Modern.
History of the Americas.
History of Britain and Ireland.
History of Religion.
Social History.
Cultural History.
Modern History.