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A Reforming People
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David D. Hall |
This book is a revelatory account of the aspirations and accomplishments of the people who founded the New England colonies, comparing the reforms they enacted with those attempted in England during … |
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Writings
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John Smith |
"One of the truly legendary figures of American history, the soldier, explorer, and colonist Captain John Smith was a chronicler of the beginnings of English settlement in the New World. This volume … |
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Daily life in colonial New England
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Claudia Durst Johnson |
"Life for the individuals who chose to come to New England during the Colonial Period was difficult. This reference resource explores the everyday details of colonial life in New England and exposes … |
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New England bound
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Warren, Wendy (Professor of history) |
"Based on new evidence, Warren links the growth of the northern colonies to the Atlantic slave trade, demonstrating how New England's economy derived its vitality from the profusion of slave-trading … |
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The wordy shipmates
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Sarah Vowell |
From the New York Times–bestselling author of Assassination Vacation and The Partly Cloudy Patriot, an examination of the Puritans, their covenant communities, their deep-rooted idealism, their polit… |
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Reinterpreting New England Indians and the colonial experience
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Colonial Society of Massachusetts. |
Ten essays, presented at a conference in Old Sturbridge Village, mainly concerning the response of native Americans to colonists in southern New England. |
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Bodies politic
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John Wood Sweet |
Explores how the ongoing interaction of conquered Indians, English settlers, and enslaved Africans in New England produced a closely interwoven, though radically divided, society. Provides primary so… |
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The Healer's Calling
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Rebecca J. Tannenbaum |
"This book, the first to describe women medical practitioners other than midwives in the colonial period, emphasizes that medical care was part of every woman's work. The Healer's Calling uses memora… |
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