In this book, Bruce Daniels reappraises the accuracy of the old grim portrait of the Puritan character, by examining leisure and recreation in Colonial and Revolutionary New England.
In this book, Bruce Daniels reappraises the accuracy of the old grim portrait of the Puritan character, by examining leisure and recreation in Colonia...
For over four centuries, "Puritan" has been a synonym for dour, joyless, and repressed. In the tenth anniversary edition of Puritans at Play, Bruce Daniels reappraises the accuracy of this grim portrait by examining leisure and recreation in Colonial and Revolutionary New England. Chapters on music, dinner parties, dancing, sex, alcohol, taverns, and sports are presented in a lively style that makes this book as entertaining as it is illuminating.
For over four centuries, "Puritan" has been a synonym for dour, joyless, and repressed. In the tenth anniversary edition of Puritans at Play, Bruce Da...
A readable and wide-ranging contribution to the social history of New England, this volume treats subjects as diverse as economic growth, wealth distribution, poor relief, local government, office-holding, leadership, urban development, and historiography.
A readable and wide-ranging contribution to the social history of New England, this volume treats subjects as diverse as economic growth, wealth distr...
