Bøger af Francis J. Bremer

A collection that looks at Puritan culture on both sides of the Atlantic, covering conversion among Puritans and Amerindians, sects and the evolution of Puritanism, and the meanings of religious polemic.

From William Penn's treaty with the Indians, to the suffering of troops at Valley Forge, the gallantry at Gettysburg, and the early development of the petroleum industry, Pennsylvania has often been at center stage in the evolution of the nation.

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. This book discusses Winthrop's family life and the challenges of life faced by men, women, and children in the seventeenth century by placing his life in the context of the times.

The comprehensive history of a system of faith that shaped the nation.