John Winthrop: America's Forgotten Founding Father
by 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 the colony.Tags
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Francis J. Bremer is Editor of the Winthrop Papers for the Massachusetts Historical Society. A pioneer in the trans-Atlantic approach to early American history, he has been a visiting scholar at Oxford and Cambridge. He is Professor of History at Millersville University and lives in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Common Knowledge
- Original publication date
- 2003
- People/Characters
- John Winthrop
- Original language
- English
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- Genres
- Nonfiction, History, Biography & Memoir, Religion & Spirituality, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 974.4 — History & geography History of North America Northeastern United States (New England and Middle Atlantic states) Massachusetts
- LCC
- F67 .W79 .B74 — Local History of the United States, Canada and Latin America United States local history Massachusetts
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- Languages
- English, French
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
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