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A portrait of the Massachusetts Puritan who became the New World's first best-selling poet discusses the impact of her imperious Protestant father on her life, her ties to the fledgling nation's founding leaders, and her experiences with period politics and disease.

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Mistress Bradstreet by Charlotte Gordon

A portrait of the Massachusetts Puritan who became the New World's first best-selling poet discusses the impact of her imperious Protestant father on her life, her ties to the fledgling nation's founding leaders, and her experiences with period politics and disease.
Charlotte Gordon graduated from Harvard College and received a Master's in Creative Writing and a Ph.D. in History and Literature from Boston University. She has published two books of poetry and, most recently, the biography Mistress Bradstreet, which was a Massachusetts Book Award Honor Book. From 1999-2001, she taught at Boston University's School of Theology. Currently, she is an assistant professor of English at Endicott College.
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ISBN 13 9780316169042
ISBN 10 0316169048
Title Mistress Bradstreet
Author Charlotte Gordon
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Little, Brown & Company
Year published 2005-03-23
Number of pages 337
Prizes Commended for Massachusetts Book Award (MassBook) (Nonfiction) 2006
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.