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John Clarke and His Legacies
John Clarke and His Legacies is the first full-length biography of John Clarke (1609&–76), a principal founder of colonial Rhode Island. Although Roger Williams usually gets most of the attention, Sydney James shows that Clarke made a lasting contribution to the colony&—perhaps more so than Williams. Williams was the first Baptist minister in America, but he left his church after a very short time. And although Williams won the first charter for Rhode Island, the charter soon had to be replaced. Clarke, however, founded the first Baptist church in Newport, where he continued to contribute to the Baptist community. And in 1663 he procured the royal charter that would remain the foundation of government in Rhode Island until 1842. This inquiry into Clarke's life engages a variety of intriguing topics. It surveys a formative stage in American Baptist history, one that spurned dependency upon government more thoroughly than any part of the United States does today. Through the experience of Clark, we see pioneering American religious volunteerism, problems of church-state relations, and the peculiar nature of colonial relations with the parent country.
The Scottish Jurist
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Three Visitors to Early Plymouth
Three Visitors to Early Plymouth stands as an intricate tapestry of narratives, each contributing to a rich portrayal of early American settlement life through the varying prisms of its authors. This collection captures a momentous period in history with eloquent diversity, ranging from detailed epistolary accounts to vivid firsthand descriptions. It serves not only as a historical document but also as a testament to the varied literary styles of the early 17th century. The anthology makes significant strides in illustrating the complexities of early colonial life, setting a precedent in the study of American history and literature by focusing on the collective experiences detailed within ra...
Killed Strangely
"Killed Strangely is an engaging read that will entrance and inform readers who are at once murder mystery and history buffs."--Common-Place
Cultures and Identities in Colonial British America
Never truly a "new world" entirely detached from the home countries of its immigrants, colonial America, over the generations, became a model of transatlantic culture. Colonial society was shaped by the conflict between colonists' need to adapt to the American environment and their desire to perpetuate old world traditions or to imitate the charismatic model of the British establishment. In the course of colonial history, these contrasting impulses produced a host of distinctive cultures and identities. In this impressive new collection, prominent scholars of early American history explore this complex dynamic of accommodation and replication to demonstrate how early American societies devel...
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