City on a Hill

City on a Hill
Title City on a Hill PDF eBook
Author Abram C. Van Engen
Publisher Yale University Press
Pages 390
Release 2020-02-25
Genre History
ISBN 0300252315

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A fresh, original history of America’s national narratives, told through the loss, recovery, and rise of one influential Puritan sermon from 1630 to the present day In this illuminating book, Abram Van Engen shows how the phrase “City on a Hill,” from a 1630 sermon by Massachusetts Bay governor John Winthrop, shaped the story of American exceptionalism in the twentieth century. By tracing the history of Winthrop’s speech, its changing status throughout time, and its use in modern politics, Van Engen asks us to reevaluate our national narratives. He tells the story of curators, librarians, collectors, archivists, antiquarians, and often anonymous figures who emphasized the role of the Pilgrims and Puritans in American history, paving the way for the saving and sanctifying of a single sermon. This sermon’s rags-to-riches rise reveals the way national stories take shape and shows us how those tales continue to influence competing visions of the country—the many different meanings of America that emerge from its literary past.

The Atlas of Boston History

The Atlas of Boston History
Title The Atlas of Boston History PDF eBook
Author Nancy S. Seasholes
Publisher University of Chicago Press
Pages 225
Release 2019-10-10
Genre History
ISBN 022663129X

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Few American cities possess a history as long, rich, and fascinating as Boston’s. A site of momentous national political events from the Revolutionary War through the civil rights movement, Boston has also been an influential literary and cultural capital. From ancient glaciers to landmaking schemes and modern infrastructure projects, the city’s terrain has been transformed almost constantly over the centuries. The Atlas of Boston History traces the city’s history and geography from the last ice age to the present with beautifully rendered maps. Edited by historian Nancy S. Seasholes, this landmark volume captures all aspects of Boston’s past in a series of fifty-seven stunning full-color spreads. Each section features newly created thematic maps that focus on moments and topics in that history. These maps are accompanied by hundreds of historical and contemporary illustrations and explanatory text from historians and other expert contributors. They illuminate a wide range of topics including Boston’s physical and economic development, changing demography, and social and cultural life. In lavishly produced detail, The Atlas of Boston History offers a vivid, refreshing perspective on the development of this iconic American city. Contributors Robert J. Allison, Robert Charles Anderson, John Avault, Joseph Bagley, Charles Bahne, Laurie Baise, J. L. Bell, Rebekah Bryer, Aubrey Butts, Benjamin L. Carp, Amy D. Finstein, Gerald Gamm, Richard Garver, Katherine Grandjean, Michelle Granshaw, James Green, Dean Grodzins, Karl Haglund, Ruth-Ann M. Harris, Arthur Krim, Stephanie Kruel, Kerima M. Lewis, Noam Maggor, Dane A. Morrison, James C. O’Connell, Mark Peterson, Marshall Pontrelli, Gayle Sawtelle, Nancy S. Seasholes, Reed Ueda, Lawrence J. Vale, Jim Vrabel, Sam Bass Warner, Jay Wickersham, and Susan Wilson

The Massachusetts Historical Society

The Massachusetts Historical Society
Title The Massachusetts Historical Society PDF eBook
Author Louis Leonard Tucker
Publisher Massachusetts Historical Society
Pages 710
Release 1995
Genre History
ISBN

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When Jeremy Belknap and seven associates met in Boston on January 24, 1791, to establish the Massachusetts Historical Society, there was nothing like it anywhere in North America. Belknap, concerned that accident and carelessness were jeopardizing America's documentary heritage, proposed an organization to provide a secure repository for rare manuscripts and printed works and a publication program to "multiply the copies" of these valuable items. The Society that eight Boston gentlemen created that evening was the first institution anywhere for "the collection and preservation of materials for a political and natural history of the United States". The Massachusetts Historical Society: A Bicentennial History, 1791-1991, is a candid and detailed account of this remarkable institution's first two centuries. Despite its location and its name, the Society has never been a provincial institution, dedicated to chronicling the story of a single city or state. Through its incomparable library and publications, as well as through the writings of such illustrious members as Belknap, Francis Parkman, William Hickling Prescott, Samuel Eliot Morison, and scores of modern scholars, the Society has been - and continues to be - a profound influence on the study of a nation's history.

Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society

Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society
Title Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society PDF eBook
Author Massachusetts Historical Society
Publisher
Pages 654
Release 1863
Genre Massachusetts
ISBN

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For the statement above quoted, also for full bibliographical information regarding this publication, and for the contents of the volumes [1st ser.] v. 1- 7th series, v. 5, cf. Griffin, Bibl. of Amer. hist. society. 2d edition, 1907, p. 346-360.

History of Plymouth Plantation, 1620-1647

History of Plymouth Plantation, 1620-1647
Title History of Plymouth Plantation, 1620-1647 PDF eBook
Author William Bradford
Publisher
Pages 562
Release 1912
Genre Massachusetts
ISBN

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The Selling of Joseph

The Selling of Joseph
Title The Selling of Joseph PDF eBook
Author Samuel Sewall
Publisher
Pages 3
Release 1700
Genre Slavery
ISBN

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The Massachusetts Chronicles

The Massachusetts Chronicles
Title The Massachusetts Chronicles PDF eBook
Author Mark Skipworth
Publisher What on Earth State Chronicles
Pages 56
Release 2020-09
Genre Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN 9781999802806

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Journey through more than 100 key moments with the incredible history of Massachusetts' timeline