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In the years before America became a nation, new generations were born to the Puritans, men and women historians have called The Colonists The untimely death of Benjamin Morgan, great-grandson of Drew Morgan, has splintered his Boston family into feuding factions. Neither eldest son Philip, headstrong daughter Priscilla, nor rebellious young Jared seems to care for each other let alone their father's faith in God. And Constance, Benjamin's widow, is so overcome with loneliness that she can show more do little to restore harmony. It appears that Drew's dream of a strong Christian heritage, passing without fail from one generation of Morgans to the next, is in jeopardy. When Daniel Cole, an unethical merchant, forces each of the three children as well as their mother to points of crisis and decision, God's Spirit sweeps through the colonies in a dramatic revival. At last, Philip and his siblings see the error of their divisiveness. But can their newfound faith and unity withstand the unscrupulous Cole, who has manipulated Constance into marriage and who will stop at nothing to destroy a now-thriving Morgan family business? From the cobbled streets of Boston to a Narragansett Indian village to the Atlantic's high seas, follow life in colonial New England through the adventures of one of America's first families of faith. show lessTags
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Jack Cavanaugh is a veteran sportswriter whose work has appeared most notably on the sports pages of the New York Times. He is the author of Giants Among Men, Season of '42, and Tunney, which was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize for Biography. Cavanaugh is currently an adjunct professor at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and show more at Quinnipiac University in Connecticut. A native of Stamford, Connecticut, he is also a columnist for the Stamford Advocate. show less
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- Canonical title
- The Colonists
- Original publication date
- 1995
- People/Characters
- Philip Morgan; Priscilla Morgan; Jared Morgan; Constance Morgan; Daniel Cole; Nathan Steans (show all 9); Peter Gibbs; Mary Weetamoo; Anne Pierpont
- Important places
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA (British colonies); Massachusetts, USA (British colonies); Narragansett Indian village
Classifications
- Genres
- Fiction and Literature, Christian Fiction, Historical Fiction, Romance
- DDC/MDS
- 813.54 — Literature & rhetoric American literature in English American fiction in English 1900-1999 1945-1999
- LCC
- PS3553 .A965 .C65 — Language and Literature American literature American literature Individual authors 1961-
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- Languages
- Dutch, English
- Media
- Paper, Audiobook, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 6
- ASINs
- 3
