williams, roger

After being forced to leave the Massachusetts Bay Colony, Roger Williams travels south and, with the help of the Narragansett Indians, founds Providence, Rhode Island.

Profiles the life and work of Roger Williams, the seventeenth-century minister who left England under threat of jail, and went on to found the colony of Rhode Island based on his belief in religious freedom and respect for Native Americans.

Tells the story of Roger Williams, the Puritan minister who was banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony for his radical beliefs, who went on to establish the colony of Rhode Island in 1636, based on the principle of religious freedom.

Examine the life of Williams, a Puritan minister who was banished for his radical ideas and established the settlement of Providence, Rhode Island.

Text and illustrations chronicle the life and achievements of controversial seventeenth-century Separatist Roger Williams, who founded the colony of Rhode Island and served three terms as its president; also includes a glossary, chronology, colonial time line, and further reading list.

A short biography of seventeenth-century America leader, Roger Williams, who founded the colony of Rhode Island as a haven for those of all religious beliefs.

A biography of the founder of Rhode Island, often called the "father of religious liberty in America.".

Presents a short biography on Roger Williams who founded the colony of Rhode Island as a refuge for those who wanted to break with the Puritan beliefs of Massachusetts colony and profiles his life, values, and association with the Native Americans around him.

A biography of Roger Williams, one of the founders of America's first Baptist church, discussing his achievements in the areas of religious liberty and Native American rights.

After being forced to leave the Massachusetts Bay Colony, Roger Williams travels south and, with the help of the Narragansett Indians, founds Providence, Rhode Island.