About this title: Caught between the ideals of God's Law and the practical needs of the people, John Winthrop walked a line few could tread. In every aspect of our society today we see the workings of the tension between individual freedom and the demands of authority. Here is the story of the people that brought this idea to our shores: the Puritans. Edmund ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Little, Brown and Co
Date Published: 1958
Description: Good. Edges rubbed and browned, previous owners name on first page, underining throughout the book, otherwise a good reading copy " Shipped from the UK " read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Little, Brown & Co
Date Published: 1958
Description: Softcover, limp binding, bookseller stamp to short-title page, small address label to verso of front cover, top corner creased to rear cover, 224pp. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Little, Brown, Boston
Date Published: 1958
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. 1958 Little, Brown soft cover. NOT EX LIB! Pages have a few marks, black line across bottom edge, store tags inside front cover. Spine tilted. Some edgewear. 224 p.; 21 cm. The Library of American biography.. Includes bibliography. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company, Boston
Date Published: 1958
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Signed by previous owner. Pages tanned and tight, no tears or markings. Marginal stains to a few pages with stains on last page and inside back cover. Edges have soiling with small stains. Cover has edgewear with creases... Glued binding. 224 p.; 21 cm. The Library of American biography.. Includes bibliography and index. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Little, Brown, Boston
Date Published: 1958
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Some writing and highlighting. Wear to cover. Very good binding. 224 p.; 21 cm. The Library of American biography.. Includes bibliography. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Good Year Books
Date Published: 1962-06
ISBN-13:9780673393470ISBN:067339347X
Description: Good. Paperback. Light overall wear on cover. Pages are generally very clean; however, there is some underlining. Binding is tight. (tpb, his) read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Little, Brown, Boston
Date Published: 1958
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Highlighting/underlining. Cover worn, discolored, page edges lt soiled, some light ink underlining and marginalia. Excellent reading copy. 224 p.; 21 cm. The Library of American biography.. Includes bibliography. read more
Binding: Book Softcover
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Date Published: 1958
Description: Very Good. 1958 softcover, book is tight, covers show tanning & crease to spine, name sticker inside front cover, NOT an xlib copy. read more
Edition: 2nd ed.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Good Year Books
Date Published: 1962
ISBN-13:9780673393470ISBN:067339347X
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. Library of American Biography. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Scott Foresman
Date Published: 1958
ISBN-13:9780673393470ISBN:067339347X
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. some wear to cover edges; RTB79. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. Library of American Biography. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Book Softcover
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Date Published: 1958
Description: Very Good. 1958 softcover, book is tight, covers are VG, some tanning & rubbing, no crease tospine, no markings, small stian on back cover, NOT an xlib copy, Library of American Biography. read more
Edition: Edition Unstated
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Little and Brown
Date Published: 1958
Description: Very Good- As issued No Jacket. Spine lean, minor corner bumps, some cover scuffing, scratches to rear cover, and other light shopwear. Text is clean. read more
"I very much enjoyed this book. It was a very helpful description of the challenges faced both internally and externally by the colony founded by religious Puritans.
The defining quote for me was this: "The purpose of New England was to show the world a community where the laws of God were followed by church and state - as nearly as fallible human beings could follow them." (pg 180)
With the term "puritan" or "puritanical" carrying a negative connotation today, this was a book that contextualized what the Puritans were all about within their day and time - an effort that, I believe, goes far to redeeming the Puritans. Their motives and goals were honorable, and John Winthrop himself is sen as a man of balance and self-control - not an extremist, as he/they are so often referred to.
I would greatly recommend this book to anyone interested in better understanding the motives and goals of a significant group of contributors to our nation's DNA."
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