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Prospero's America

John Winthrop, Jr., Alchemy, and the Creation of New England Culture, 1606-1676
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In Prospero's America, Walter W. Woodward examines the transfer of alchemical culture to America by John Winthrop, Jr., one of English colonisation's early giants. Winthrop participated in a pan-European network of natural philosophers who believed alchemy could improve the human condition and hasten Christ's Second Coming. Woodward demonstrates the influence of Winthrop and his philosophy on New England's cultural formation: its settlement, economy, religious toleration, Indian relations, medical practice, witchcraft prosecution, and imperial diplomacy. Prospero's America reconceptualises the significance of early modern science in shaping New England hand-in-hand with Puritanism and politics. Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia.

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Walter W. Woodward is Connecticut state historian and associate professor of history at the University of Connecticut.
Release date Australia
February 1st, 2013
Audience
  • Professional & Vocational
Edition
New edition
Pages
336
Dimensions
155x231x20
ISBN-13
9781469600871
Product ID
20935261

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