The diary of a prominent Boston jurist and merchant whose nurturing relationship with his family contradicted the Puritan stereotype.

The Puritans came to New England not merely to save their souls but to establish a "visible" kingdom of God, a society where outward conduct would be according

Seventeenth-century New Englanders were not as busy policing their neighbors’ behavior as Nathaniel Hawthorne or many historians of early America would have u

In this insightful exploration of early American family life, renowned historian Edmund S. Morgan reveals the complex dynamics and values that shaped Puritan ho

Originally published in 1969, this study examines the religious and ethical community which had an immense influence on the spiritual development of the Anglo-A