A Literary History of New England

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Lehigh University Press, 1988 - 362 pages
This examination of the literary expression of New England from 1620 to the mid-twentieth century traces the evolution of religious thought and belief as well as major reform movements. Attention is given to influential, though little-known writers.

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Contents

Preface
9
The Sacred Bond and the Lords Remembrancers
15
Cotton Mather and Puritan Sermons
28
Copyright

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TitleA Literary History of New England
AuthorPerry D. Westbrook
PublisherLehigh University Press, 1988
Original fromthe University of Michigan
Digitized28 Feb 2008
ISBN0934223025, 9780934223027
Length362 pages
  
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