1588-1649

A biography of the 17th century Puritan leader John Winthrop focusing on his moral convictions and leadership of the Puritans in the New World.

Chronicles the life of John Winthrop, the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, drawing from archival materials in the U.S., England, and Ireland to describe his life before coming to America, his spiritual motivations, and his political struggles.

Text and illustrations chronicle the life and achievements of seventeenth-century Puritan leader John Winthrop, who led the Massachusetts Bay Company and helped create America's public schools; also includes a glossary, chronology, colonial time line, and further reading list.

Looks at how the lives of John Winthrop, governor of Massachusetts, and Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of the Puritan Commonwealth in England, were intertwined at a time of conflict between church and state and between Native and European Americans.

Biography of first Massachusetts Bay Colony governor John Winthrop that includes an examination of his writings.

A biography of John Winthrop, religious leader and governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, who worked hard and passed groundbreaking new laws while trying to protect Puritan beliefs.

A biography of John Winthrop, the first governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony and describes the political, social, and religious issues that formed the colony, conflict with Native Americans and within the community, and the war with the Pequots.