The Bay Psalm Book: The First Book Printed in British North America, 1640

by Zoltán Haraszti

The founders of the Massachusetts Bay Colony came to the New World seeking religious freedom, and their first publication was a hymnal: The Bay Psalm Book, printed just twenty years after the Pilgrims' arrival. This book, with which the Pilgrims literally sang their praises to God, presents a translation of the Psalms from Hebrew, transposed into metrical rhyme for congregational singing. An instant success, the book was adopted throughout...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486805263
• ISBN13: 9780486805269
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 2.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 5.3" x 8.1"