The Puritan Dilemma: The Story of John Winthrop
- ISBN-10
- 0321328868
- ISBN-13
- 9780321328861
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 300
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005-01
- Publisher
- Longman Publishing Group
- Author
- Edmund S. Morgan
Description
Biography of the colonial leader.
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