The Journal of John Winthrop, 1630–1649

Sommario

Info autore

James Savage, 1784–1873, prepared the 1825–1826 edition of John Winthrop’s journal.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.Laetitia Yeandle is Curator of Manuscripts at the Folger Shakespeare Library.

Riassunto

For 350 years Governor John Winthrop's journal has been recognized as the central source for the history of Massachusetts in the 1630s and 1640s. This full-scale, unabridged edition uses the manuscript volumes of the first and third notebooks, and James Savage's transcription of the middle notebook (accidentally destroyed in 1825).

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: John Winthrop, Winthrop John, Laetitia Yaendle
• Con la collaborazione di: Richard S. Dunn (Editore), Dunn Richard S. (Editore), James Savage (Editore), Savage James (Editore), Laetitia Yeandle (Editore), Laetitia (Curator of Manuscripts Yeandle (Editore), Yeandle Laetitia (Editore)
• Editore: University Presses
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 01.11.1996
• EAN: 9780674484252
• ISBN: 978-0-674-48425-2
• Dimensioni: 178 mm x 244 mm x 48 mm
• Peso: 1406 g
• Illustrazioni: 6 maps, 2 halftones
• Serie: John Harvard Library; Belknap Press S.; John Harvard Library (Hardcove; The John Harvard Library
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche; USA, RELIGION / Christianity / Protestant, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General, HISTORY / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775), Autobiography: historical, political & military, Politics & government, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, United States of America, USA, Politics and government, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, History of the Americas, Autobiography: historical, political and military, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, C 1600 To C 1700, Protestantism & Protestant Churches, Protestantism and Protestant Churches