People, Politics, and Society in Colonial Western Massachusetts (eBook)

Old Hampshire County and Massachusetts Bay to the Revolution

Carl I. Hammer (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2021
266 Seiten
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-1-7936-3433-7 (ISBN)

Infos

Examining the colonial history of western Massachusetts, this book provides fresh insights into important colonial social issues including African slavery, relations with Native Americans, the experiences of women, provisions for mental illness, old age and higher education, in addition to more traditional topics such as the nature of colonial governance, literacy and the book trade, Jonathan Edwards' ministries in Northampton and Stockbridge, and Governor Thomas Hutchinson's efforts to prevent a break with Britain. For related reading on this topic, check out Carl I. Hammer's Pugnacious Puritans.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.2.2021
• Zusatzinfo: 1 Illustrations including: - 1 Black & White Illustrations.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Regional- / Landesgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Schlagworte: Colonial America • Colonial Education • colonial massachusetts • Colonial politics • colonial religion • early modern America • history of slavery • Jonathan Edwards • slavery in America • Thomas Hutchinson • Women's history
• ISBN-10: 1-7936-3433-5 / 1793634335
• ISBN-13: 978-1-7936-3433-7 / 9781793634337