Overview
On Puritan theocracy and how such intolerance gave rise to concepts of civil and religious liberty - "...the principles at work in the history of New England down to the revolution in 1689." Chapter headings include: The Roman Idea And The English Idea, The Puritan Exodus, The Planting of New England, The New England Confederacy, King Phillip's War, and The Tyranny of Andros. John Fiske (1842-1901) was a Harvard lecturer and Professor of American history at Washington University in Saint Louis. He was the chief popularizer of Victorian science and philosophy in the USA in his day.
- | Author: John Fiske
- | Publisher: University Press of the Pacific
- | Publication Date: Apr 28, 2003
- | Number of Pages: 320 pages
- | Binding: Paperback or Softback
- | ISBN-10: 1410205495
- | ISBN-13: 9781410205490
