John Winthrop: Biography as History

by Francis J. Bremer

Book Overview

John Winthrop (1588-1649) was the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and is generally considered the principal architect of early New England society. He led the colonists through the initial struggles to survive in a new world, shaped the political organizations that gave the colonists the right to govern themselves through elected governors and representatives, worked to mediate between those who advanced radical religious and political...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826429920
• ISBN13: 9780826429926
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: Continuum
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.0" x 7.8"