New England's Generation: The Great Migration and the Formation of Society and Culture in the Seventeenth Century
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Book Overview
Through analyses of the process of migration and settlement and of the symbolic meaning that participants attached to their experiences, the book tells the story of New England's origins as one of dynamism and change. Focusing on the lives of nearly 700 emigrants, the narrative examines such topics as the settlers' motives for leaving England, their experience of the voyage, their patterns of settlement in the New World, and their search for economic security in a new land. The descendants of the founders erected the story of their "great" migration into early British America's only effective foundation myth--a record of achievement that succeeding generations could never match. Rich in detail and insight, this exploration of New England's founding examines both the lives of ordinary people and the transcendent meanings that those lives ultimately acquired.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0521405068
ISBN13:9780521405065
Release Date:August 1991
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:242 Pages
Weight:1.05 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.3" x 8.0"
Customer Reviews
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Beautifully written, well argued
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
This book was a fascinating exposure of the "Great Migration", as it has been called, the New England immigration, that lastest less than 10 years, from 1630 to 1640. This migration was "great" in the minds of the people who made the journey, even though it was the smaller in duration and numbers of people, than any other region of American colonization. It was "great" in their minds because of the religious motivations. The follows the immigrants from the decision to immigrate, the trip over, settling in the new country, and continues on to the the second generation and the desire of the first generation to impress on them the values that they had come over with. The book is a fascinating look at what life was like for these early immigrants, illustrated with real life people, including a few of my ancestors. The book is well documented with a combination of historical and genealogical sources. The book is engaging and extremely well written.
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