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While it lasted only sixteen months, King Philip’s War (1675-1676) was arguably one of the most significant of the colonial wars that wracked early America. As the first major military crisis to directly strike one of the Empire’s most important possessions: the Massachusetts Bay Colony, King Philip’s War marked the first time that Massachusetts had to mobilize mass numbers of ordinary, local men to fight. In this exhaustive social history and community study of Essex County, Massachusetts’s militia, Kyle F. Zelner boldly challenges traditional interpretations of who was called to serve during this period. Drawing on muster and pay lists as well as countless historical records, Zelne...
Using an intensely local lens, McWilliams explores the century-long process whereby the Massachusetts Bay Colony went from a distant outpost of the incipient British Empire to a stable society integrated into the transatlantic economy. An inspiring story of men and women overcoming adversity to build their own society, From the Ground Up reconceptualizes how we have normally thought about New England's economic development
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Distinguished by the critical value it assigns to law in Puritan society, this study describes precisely how the Massachusetts legal system differed from England's and how equity and an adapted common law became so useful to ordinary individuals. The author discovers that law gradually replaced religion and communalism as the source of social stability, and he gives a new interpretation to the witchcraft prosecutions of 1692. Originally published 1979. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.
Richard Coleman Witters was born in Valparaiso, Indiana, and now lives in Cary, North Carolina, where he is retired from the insurance industry. He received degrees from the College for Financial Planning, earning the designation of Certifi ed Financial Planner (CFP) and the School of Paralegal Studies. Richard served in the U.S. Army for seven years and is married to Maria J. Brancaleone who has blessed him with two wonderful daughters, Michelle and Cherise, and six grandchildren. This manuscript relates to the ancestors of Richard Coleman Witters on the maternal side of his family. Included are family names such as Ackley, Adams, Bradford, Burbank, Cool, Crow, Dwight, Flint, Goodwin, Grang...