as well as new scholarship on post-Puritan archives, monuments, and historiography. 'This book is valuable to any student or scholar of early American, Puritan, and/or American studies wanting a good ...

In 1630, the Puritans set sail for America. Unlike the Pilgrims who had left 10 years earlier, the Puritans did not break with the Church of England, but instead sought to reform it. Seeking ...

the book is well written, engaging, and brings Puritan studies into the twenty-first century. It would make an excellent choice for the classroom in courses on gender history, early American history, ...

In 1630, the Puritans set sail for America. Unlike the Pilgrims who had left 10 years earlier, the Puritans did not break with the Church of England, but instead sought to reform it. Seeking ...

The pursuit of becoming the city on a hill lighting the way for the Old World captured the imagination, will, and purpose of ...

Massachusetts Historical Society Winthrop’s incredible tales of aerial phenomena in early America, long unknown ... the Arbella with an expedition of Puritans to establish the Massachusetts ...

The word Puritan comes from ‘purity’ or ‘purify’. These were extreme Protestants who wanted to purify the Church of England by returning to the simple and uncomplicated worship and way of ...

Thanksgiving is often linked to the 1612 harvest feast held by the Puritans in Plymouth, Massachusetts, but many criticize ...

The first known UFO encounter in America was recorded in 1639 by pious Puritan and prolific journal-keeper John Winthrop. He is a foundational figure in the national pantheon and leader of the ...

As a member of the Separatist movement within Puritanism ... American colonial government. Though lacking in formal education, Bradford possessed native literary ability. His vivid account of the ...

In America, Kamala Harris’s laugh notwithstanding ... It reflects the zeitgeist, our new Puritanism. I can’t think of a ...