The Puritan Tradition in America, 1620-1730

Many students of our national character would agree that, for better or worse, the Puritan tradition had an enormous effect on the assumptions and aspirations of today's Americans. This book tells the story, largely through the participants' own words, of the emergence of that tradition. It provides a broad range of primary documents--religious, political, social, legal, familial, and economic--for an understanding of Puritanism in early New England. Originally published in 1972, it is reissued here with a new introduction and two new documents: extracts from Anne Hutchinson's trial and from John Winthrop's "Experiencia".

Author: Alden T. Vaughan
Publisher: University Press of New England
Published: 10/01/1997
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.52h x 5.54w x 0.94d
ISBN13: 9780874518528
ISBN10: 0874518520
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States | Colonial Period (1600-1775)
- Religion | Christianity | Presbyterian

About the Author
Alden Vaughan taught colonial history for many years at Columbia University. His books include Shakespeare's Caliban (1991) and New England Frontier: Puritans and Indians, 1620-1675 (1965).