Puritans and Adventurers: Change and Persistence in Early America (Galaxy Books)

This collection of essays is concerned with two main issues: first, the way in which the local origins of English colonists influenced their attitudes and adaptation to North America; and second, the contrast between the settlements of Massachusetts and Virginia. This collection of essays is concerned with two main issues: first, the way in which the local origins of English colonists influenced their attitudes and adaptation to North America; and second, the contrast between the settlements of Massachusetts and Virginia.--From publisher's description SEVERAL ESSAYS IN this collection had already been published when I began to write this piece.