| The Journal of John Winthrop, 1630-1649: Abridged Edition Contributor(s): Winthrop, John (Author), Dunn, Richard S. (Editor), Yeandle, Laetitia (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0674484274 ISBN-13: 9780674484276 Publisher: Belknap Press OUR PRICE: $52.47 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 1997 Annotation: This abridged edition of Winthrop's journal, which incorporates about 40 percent of the governor's text, with his spelling and punctuation modernized, includes a lively Introduction and complete annotation. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - Colonial Period (1600-1775) - Biography & Autobiography | Political |
| Dewey: 974.02 |
| LCCN: 96020644 |
| Series: John Harvard Library |
| Physical Information: 1.02" H x 6.06" W x 9.1" (1.19 lbs) 384 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The journal of Governor John Winthrop, one of the key documents of early New England history, records the first two crucial decades of the Bay Colony. Writing in a precise expository style, Winthrop details the myriad religious and political problems of the new settlement. The modernized abridgment incorporates about 40 percent of the text and includes a copy of Winthrop's sermon, "A Model of Christian Charity." This abridged edition, complete with introduction and annotations, also modernizes the governor's spelling and punctuation. |
Contributor Bio(s): Savage, James: - James Savage, 1784-1873, prepared the 1825-1826 edition of John Winthrop's journal.Savage, James: - James Savage, 1784-1873, prepared the 1825-1826 edition of John Winthrop's journal.Dunn, Richard S.: - Richard S. Dunn is Roy F. and Jeannette P. Nichols Professor Emeritus of American History at the University of Pennsylvania. Among his publications are Sugar and Slaves in 1972; The Papers of William Penn, edited with Mary Maples Dunn, in four volumes published in 1981-1987; and The Journal of John Winthrop, edited with Laetitia Yeandle, published in 1996. He also designed the McNeil Center for Early American Studies at the University of Pennsylvania and was its founding director.Yeandle, Laetitia: - Laetitia Yeandle is Curator of Manuscripts at the Folger Shakespeare Library. |