John Josselyn, Colonial Traveler
John Josselyn, Colonial Traveler

Author: John Josselyn

Publisher:

Published: 1988

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780874515435

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A new edition of an unusual description of 17th-century New England flora & fauna, folklore, & the Indian & Puritan cultures of that time.

Era of Persuasion
Era of Persuasion

Author: E. Brooks Holifield

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Published: 2004-08-04

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 0742578593

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Pre-eighteenth century America was a uniquely pragmatic, utopian society—a new world in which the expectations of a new beginning brought by explorers, traders, and settlers often conflicted violently the Native Americans they encountered. In Era of Persuasion: American Thought and Culture 1521–1680, E. Brooks Holifield identifies the act of persuasion as the common ground on which these disparate groups stood. As he clearly documents and persuasively interprets an America that some readers may not recognize, Holifield includes compelling insights into the social expressions of Native Americans and Africans as well as Europeans. His view extends from the pueblos of New Mexico and the missions of France to the plantations of Virginia and the towns of New England. Era of Persuasion portrays an early American society populated by passionate visionaries with urgently persuasive purposes who lived by applied philosophy and inspired action, and will be appreciated by the curious reader and avid historian alike.

An Account of Two Voyages to New-England
An Account of Two Voyages to New-England

Author: John Josselyn

Publisher:

Published: 2013-10-20

Total Pages: 221

ISBN-13: 9781462254743

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Hardcover reprint of the original 1865 edition - beautifully bound in brown cloth covers featuring titles stamped in gold, 8vo - 6x9". No adjustments have been made to the original text, giving readers the full antiquarian experience. For quality purposes, all text and images are printed as black and white. This item is printed on demand. Book Information: Josselyn, John, Fl. . An Account Of Two Voyages To New-England: Made During The Years 1638, 1663. Indiana: Repressed Publishing LLC, 2012. Original Publishing: Josselyn, John, Fl. . An Account Of Two Voyages To New-England: Made During The Years 1638, 1663, . Boston: W. Veazie, 1865. Subject: Indians Of North America

New England Frontier
New England Frontier

Author: Alden T. Vaughan

Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 516

ISBN-13: 9780806127187

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In contrast to most accounts of Puritan-Indian relations, "New England Frontier "argues that the first two generations of""Puritan settlers were neither generally hostile toward their""Indian neighbors nor indifferent to their territorial rights.""Rather, American Puritans-especially their political and""religious leaders-sought peaceful and equitable relations""as the first step in molding the Indians into neo-Englishmen.""When accumulated Indian resentments culminated in the""war of 1675, however, the relatively benign intercultural""contact of the preceding fifty-five-year period rapidly declined.""With a new introduction updating developments in""Puritan-Indian studies in the last fifteen years, this third""edition affords the reader a clear, balanced overview of a""complex and sensitive area of American history.""

Coming Over
Coming Over

Author: David Cressy

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1987-10-30

Total Pages: 344

ISBN-13: 9780521338509

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Coming Over discusses the English migration to New England in the seventeenth century and shows the importance of English connections in the lives of American colonists. David Cressy reviews the information available to prospective migrants, the decisions they had to reach and the actions necessary before they could settle in America. English men and women moved to New England with a variety of motives, and in a multitude of circumstances. 'Puritanism', involving religious harassment in England and the desire to follow God's ordinances in America, was only one of many factors impelling people to move. Rather than developing in wilderness isolation, the society and culture of seventeenth-century New England were constantly shaped by their English roots. A two-way flow of correspondence, messages and information linked colonists to their homeland. Family duties, political sympathies, friendships, business and legal obligations all led to a continuing attachment across the Atlantic. In treating early America from a British perspective, as a part of English history, Professor Cressy provides us with many insights into the seventeenth century.