New world, known world
Subtitle: shaping knowledge in early Anglo-American writing
By: David Read.
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Columbia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 177
ISBN-13: 9780826216007
Subjects: Smith, John, 1580-1631; Williams, Roger, 1604?-1683; Bradford, William, 1590-1657; Morton, Thomas, 1575-1646; American literature -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- History and criticism; United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Sources; United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Historiography; Great Britain -- Colonies -- America -- History -- Sources; Great Britain -- Colonies -- America -- Historiography
Genres: Sources.
Description: "Examines the works of four writers from the early period of English colonization: John Smith's Generall Historie of Virginia, William Bradford's Of Plymouth Plantation, Thomas Morton's New English Canaan, and Roger Williams's A Key into the Language of America (in conjunction with The Bloudy Tenent of Persecution)"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 163-170) and index.