TY - BOOK AU - Bremer,Francis J. TI - John Winthrop: America's forgotten founding father SN - 9780198034018 (electronic bk.) AV - F67.W79 B74 2003eb U1 - 974.4/02/092B 22 PY - 2003/// CY - New York PB - Oxford University Press KW - Winthrop, John, KW - Governors KW - Massachusetts KW - Biography KW - Puritans KW - History KW - 17th century KW - BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY KW - Historical KW - bisacsh KW - HISTORY KW - State & Local KW - General KW - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 KW - Great Britain KW - Tudors, 1485-1603 KW - Early Stuarts, 1603-1649 KW - England KW - Church history KW - 16th century KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Heritage --; Lavenham to London --; Reformation --; John and Adam --; Struggle --; Youth --; Turning points --; A Godly magistrate --; The Godly embattled --; The decision to migrate --; Christian charity --; Errand --; Passing through hell --; The best of them Was But an Attorney --; Relations with England --; On the Fringe --; War --; Struggling to hold the center --; New trials and disappointments --; War clouds and concerns --; Under attack --; Last years N2 - Vividly paints the life of John Winthrop as a disappointed and disaffected member of the English elite, examining how and why Winthrop and others decided to cross the Atlantic and found the Massachusetts Bay Colony. This book shows how Winthrop developed the skills to become the first governor of the colony UR - http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=120905 ER -