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Coming Over
David Cressy
其他書名
Migration and Communication Between England and New England in the Seventeenth Century
出版Cambridge University Press, 1987-10-30
主題History / Europe / Great Britain / Stuart Era (1603-1714)History / United States / State & Local / GeneralHistory / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775)Social Science / Sociology / General
ISBN05213385069780521338509
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=Zc2iPZ4jN2AC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋Coming Over discusses the English migration to New England in the seventeenth century and shows the importance of English connections in the lives of American colonists. David Cressy reviews the information available to prospective migrants, the decisions they had to reach and the actions necessary before they could settle in America. English men and women moved to New England with a variety of motives, and in a multitude of circumstances. 'Puritanism', involving religious harassment in England and the desire to follow God's ordinances in America, was only one of many factors impelling people to move. Rather than developing in wilderness isolation, the society and culture of seventeenth-century New England were constantly shaped by their English roots. A two-way flow of correspondence, messages and information linked colonists to their homeland. Family duties, political sympathies, friendships, business and legal obligations all led to a continuing attachment across the Atlantic. In treating early America from a British perspective, as a part of English history, Professor Cressy provides us with many insights into the seventeenth century.