TY  - BOOK
AU  - Vowell,Sarah
TI  - The wordy shipmates
SN  - 1594489998
PY  - 2008///
CY  - New York
PB  - Riverhead Books
KW  - Puritans
KW  - New England
KW  - History
KW  - 17th century
KW  - Religion and politics
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - To 1775
N2  - From the author of the "New York Times" bestseller "Assassination Vacation" comes an examination of the Puritans, their covenant communities, deep-rooted idealism, political and cultural relevance, and their myriad oddities; To this day, America views itself as a Puritan nation, but author Vowell investigates what that means--and what it should mean. What was this great political enterprise all about? Who were these people who are considered the philosophical, spiritual, and moral ancestors of our nation? What Vowell discovers is something far different from what their uptight shoe-buckles-and-corn reputation might suggest. The people she finds are highly literate, deeply principled, and surprisingly feisty. Their story is filled with pamphlet feuds, witty courtroom dramas, and bloody vengeance.--From publisher description
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