John Winthrop: America's Forgotten Founding Father
- ISBN-10
- 0195179811
- ISBN-13
- 9780195179811
- Series
- John Winthrop
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 478
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Author
- Francis J. Bremer
Description
The first full-length biography of the first governor of the Massechusetts Bay Colony delves deeply into the life of this seminal figure in the formation of American society and culture.
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