John Winthrop Biography as History
by Bremer, Francis J.Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2009-09-11
Publisher(s): Bloomsbury Academic
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Summary
John Winthrop (1588-1649) was the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and is generally considered the principal architect of early New England society. In placing his life in the context of the times, Bremer discusses Winthrop's family lif
Author Biography
Dr. Francis J. Bremer is Professor and Chair of the History Department at Millersville University of Pennsylvania. He has published thirteen books and numerous essays, most dealing with puritanism in Old and New England. His 2003 study of John Winthrop: America's Forgotten Founding Father (Oxford) was awarded the John C. Pollock Prize for Christian Biography and an Outstanding Book citation from the Colonial Dames of America. Puritans and Puritanism in Europe and America (ABC-CLIO, 2005) was cited as Outstanding Academic Book of the Year by Choice magazine.
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgments | p. ix |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| Narrative Biography | |
| A Puritan Youth | p. 5 |
| English Magistrate | p. 13 |
| Errand into the Wilderness | p. 19 |
| Laying Foundations | p. 28 |
| Challenges | p. 35 |
| Dealing with Others | p. 45 |
| Building for the Future | p. 53 |
| The Puritan Revolution and the Last Years of John Winthrop | p. 63 |
| Personal Writings | |
| Readings | p. 75 |
| Questions | |
| Discussion Questions | p. 91 |
| The Life and Times of John Winthrop | p. 93 |
| People of Note in the World of John Winthrop | p. 96 |
| Further Reading | p. 102 |
| Index | p. 107 |
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