John Winthrop : America's forgotten founding father /

John Winthrop : America's forgotten founding father / Francis J. Bremer.

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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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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Bremer, Francis J.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, ©2003.
Series:OUP E-Books.
Subjects:
Winthrop, John, > 1588-1649.
Winthrop, John, > 1588-1649
1485-1775
Governors > Massachusetts > Biography.
Puritans > Massachusetts > Biography.
Puritans > Massachusetts > History > 17th century.
Governors
Puritans
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.
England
Great Britain
Massachusetts
Biographies
Church history
History
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Summary: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 the colony.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xviii, 478 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780198034018
0198034016
1602569002
9781602569003
9780195149135
0195149130
128048196X
9781280481963
0195184033
9780195184037
9786610481965
6610481962
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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