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Uncover the contested dawn of New England and the people who shaped it.
This historical narrative surveys the early colonization of America, focusing on Massachusetts and its neighboring settlements. It examines how religious passion, political power, and coastal trade collided to form new communities, often through conflict, banishment, and negotiation. A blend of diaries, reports, and eyewitness accounts illuminates the struggles that forged early American society without drifting into fiction.
- Explore the arrival of settlers, key towns, and the shifting borders that defined colonial New England.
- Meet pivotal figures and confront the religious factions, governance disputes, and frontier tensions that shaped daily life.
- Learn how poured-over conflicts, such as family feuds and doctrinal clashes, influenced law, punishment, and neighborly relations.
- Trace the sources that historians use to reconstruct these events, from diaries to official records and correspondence.
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book examines the early history of New England written by a German author, tracing its development from the first settlements of the Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay colonies to the period of relative stability and self-governance. Drawing from primary sources, including firsthand accounts and government archives, the author chronicles the challenges faced by these early settlers, including harsh conditions, conflicts with Native Americans, and the development of a unique form of government based on religious principles. The book delves into the motivations of those who left their homeland for the New World, and the ways in which their beliefs and practices shaped the development of American society, offering valuable insights into the origins and foundational principles of the United States. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9780259509455_0
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