Race and Redemption in Puritan New England

by Richard A. Bailey

Book Overview

As colonists made their way to New England in the early seventeenth century, they hoped their efforts would stand as a "citty upon a hill." Living the godly life preached by John Winthrop would have proved difficult even had these puritans inhabited the colonies alone, but this was not the case: this new landscape included colonists from Europe, indigenous Americans, and enslaved Africans. In Race and Redemption in Puritan New England, Richard A...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199377820
• ISBN13: 9780199377824
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 226 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"