New England's Generation by Virginia Dejohn Anderson
Through analyses of the process of migration and settlement and of the symbolic meaning that participants attached to their experiences, this book tells the story of New England's origins as one of dynamism and change. Focusing on the lives of nearly seven-hundred emigrants, the narrative examines such topics as the settlers' motives for leaving England, their experience of the voyage, their patterns of settlement in the New World, and their search for economic security in a new land. The descendants of the founders erected the story of their 'great' migration into early British America's only effective foundation myth - a record of achievement that succeeding generations could never match. Rich in detail and insight, this exploration of New England's founding examines both the lives of ordinary people and the transcendent meanings that those lives ultimately acquired.
'As the title suggests, this is a scholarly book, yet there's much here to interest general readers of American historyAnderson's mission is to examine the reasons for the stability of early New England.' Providence Journal
Virginia DeJohn Anderson is Professor of History at the University of Colorado, Boulder. She is the author of New England's Generation: The Great Migration and the Formation of Society and Culture in the Seventeenth Century, Creatures of Empire: How Domestic Animals Transformed Early America, and
American Journey: A History of the United States.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780521447645 |
| ISBN 10 | 052144764X |
| Title | New England's Generation |
| Author | Virginia Dejohn Anderson |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 1992-11-27 |
| Number of pages | 248 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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