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Prospero's America: John Winthrop, Jr., Alchemy, and the Creation of New England
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- 9781469600871
- ISBN
- 1469600870
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- Book Title
- Prospero's America : John Winthrop, Jr. , Alchemy, and the Creation of New England Culture, 1606-1676
- Item Length
- 9.2in
- Publisher
- University of North Carolina Press
- Publication Year
- 2013
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.7in
- Features
- New Edition
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, Science, History
- Topic
- United States / State & Local / New England (Ct, mA, Me, NH, Ri, VT), Philosophers, United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775), General, Modern / General, History, Historical
- Item Width
- 6.1in
- Item Weight
- 3 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 336 Pages
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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 colonization'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 reconceptualizes the significance of early modern science in shaping New England hand in hand with Puritanism and politics.
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University of North Carolina Press
ISBN-10
1469600870
ISBN-13
9781469600871
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143616602
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Book Title
Prospero's America : John Winthrop, Jr. , Alchemy, and the Creation of New England Culture, 1606-1676
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Features
New Edition
Topic
United States / State & Local / New England (Ct, mA, Me, NH, Ri, VT), Philosophers, United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775), General, Modern / General, History, Historical
Publication Year
2013
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Science, History
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.2in
Item Height
0.7in
Item Width
6.1in
Item Weight
3 Oz
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New Edition
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"[A] wide ranging study. . . . An excellent, adventurous introduction to the place of alchemy in early New England culture and by far the best scholarly integration of Winthrop's alchemical interests with his other pursuits."-- American Historical Revie, [A] magnificently rich, wide-ranging, and suggestive book. . . . Holds important implications for the study not only of early American history but also the history of science. . . . A 'must read' for all historians of early New England and for historians of early modern science.--Common-Place, Intriguing. . . . Thoroughly researched, highly readable, and insightful.-- Early American Literature, "A fascinating interpretation of New England history that challenges the traditional narrative."-- C&RL News, Marks a great leap forward in the integration of science studies with the grand tradition of colonial New England historiography, as well as in the integration of New England into studies of the early modern Atlantic world. . . . [Woodward] displays a|9781469600871|, Woodward's provocative and gracefully written monograph should be read widely by historians of early America and of early modern science....The pleasures of this book rest on the coherence of Woodward's use of alchemy, and Neoplatonism more broadly, to illuminate John Winthrop, Jr., and his world.-- Reviews in American History, [A] competent and interesting study that places alchemy at the heart of John Winthrop, Jr.'s effort to shape colonial America.-- Journal of Colonialism and Colonial History, A milestone in the study of John Winthrop Jr. . . . A first-rate study that radically changes our understanding of the younger Winthrop.-- Journal of American History, Fresh, inventive, and mostly persuasive. . . . A far more interesting and important Winthrop than prior accounts have constructed.-- Church History, "[A] competent and interesting study that places alchemy at the heart of John Winthrop, Jr.'s effort to shape colonial America."-- Journal of Colonialism and Colonial History, Woodward's provocative and gracefully written monograph should be read widely by historians of early America and of early modern science....The pleasures of this book rest on the coherence of Woodward's use of alchemy, and Neoplatonism more broadly,|9781469600871|, "Fresh, inventive, and mostly persuasive. . . . A far more interesting and important Winthrop than prior accounts have constructed."-- Church History, "Woodward's provocative and gracefully written monograph should be read widely by historians of early America and of early modern science....The pleasures of this book rest on the coherence of Woodward's use of alchemy, and Neoplatonism more broadly, to illuminate John Winthrop, Jr., and his world."-- Reviews in American History, "Intriguing. . . . Thoroughly researched, highly readable, and insightful."-- Early American Literature, In a strikingly alchemical mixture, this book combines politics, economics, science, industry, warfare, and religion, and manages to create that most treasured of prizes--a fascinating portrait of a man who, while not unknown, is not as well known as perhaps is appropriate. . . . Readers will find many of their assumptions about Puritan New England challenged and ultimately revised. . . . Highly recommended.-- Choice, Marks a great leap forward in the integration of science studies with the grand tradition of colonial New England historiography, as well as in the integration of New England into studies of the early modern Atlantic world. . . . [Woodward] displays a sure hand in providing the best available account of the predisciplinary career of New England's most multidimensional founder.-- American Historical Review|9781469600871|, "Woodward restores New England to its Atlantic World context. . . . His reinterpretation of Winthrop through the eyes of New England's Native peoples--as a potent leader from a sachem's lineage--is brilliant. The familiar is cast anew, and the reader who burrows into Woodward's fresh and original argument is rewarded again and again."--Ann Marie Plane, University of California, Santa Barbara, "Marks a great leap forward in the integration of science studies with the grand tradition of colonial New England historiography, as well as in the integration of New England into studies of the early modern Atlantic world. . . . [Woodward] displays a sure hand in providing the best available account of the predisciplinary career of New England's most multidimensional founder."-- American Historical Review, "[A] magnificently rich, wide-ranging, and suggestive book. . . . Holds important implications for the study not only of early American history but also the history of science. . . . A 'must read' for all historians of early New England and for historians of early modern science."--Common-Place, " Prospero's America masterfully places the life, thoughts, and actions of the Connecticut governor in elaborate cultural, political, and historical contexts. Its author leaves few stones unturned as he immerses his reader in Renaissance occultism, seventeenth-century medicine, early New England religious culture, and the politics of empire."-- ZAA, In his fine biography . . . Woodward's portrait of the younger Winthrop illuminates a particularly rich seventeenth-century life; one that clearly strides in the direction of the Enlightenment, if it does not have one foot there already.-- Times Literary Supplement, "In a strikingly alchemical mixture, this book combines politics, economics, science, industry, warfare, and religion, and manages to create that most treasured of prizes--a fascinating portrait of a man who, while not unknown, is not as well known as perhaps is appropriate. . . . Readers will find many of their assumptions about Puritan New England challenged and ultimately revised. . . . Highly recommended."-- Choice, Woodward has written two books in one--a new biography of John Winthrop Jr. and a groundbreaking examination of the importance of alchemy in the first decades of New England's settlement. . . . An important contribution.-- New England Quarterly, Prospero's America masterfully places the life, thoughts, and actions of the Connecticut governor in elaborate cultural, political, and historical contexts. Its author leaves few stones unturned as he immerses his reader in Renaissance occultism, seventeenth-century medicine, early New England religious culture, and the politics of empire.-- ZAA, "A milestone in the study of John Winthrop Jr. . . . A first-rate study that radically changes our understanding of the younger Winthrop."-- Journal of American History, [A] wide ranging study. . . . An excellent, adventurous introduction to the place of alchemy in early New England culture and by far the best scholarly integration of Winthrop's alchemical interests with his other pursuits.-- American Historical Review, "The story is good, revealing how the scientific method emerged from empirical alchemy and giving a brilliant new interpretation of Winthrop's supposed change in attitude toward colonial potentials in his later years."-- Early American Life, The story is good, revealing how the scientific method emerged from empirical alchemy and giving a brilliant new interpretation of Winthrop's supposed change in attitude toward colonial potentials in his later years.-- Early American Life, A fine study by Woodward. Not strictly a biography, but it nonetheless places Winthrop at the center of the account.-- Huntington Library Quarterly, "Woodward has written two books in one--a new biography of John Winthrop Jr. and a groundbreaking examination of the importance of alchemy in the first decades of New England's settlement. . . . An important contribution."-- New England Quarterly, Prospero's America masterfully places the life, thoughts, and actions of the Connecticut governor in elaborate cultural, political, and historical contexts. Its author leaves few stones unturned as he immerses his reader in Renaissance occultism,|9781469600871|, "Walter Woodward has produced a splendidly original study of the world of John Winthrop, Jr. On almost every page one encounters provocative new insights. Woodward forces readers to rethink what they thought they knew about seventeenth-century science and medicine, witchcraft prosecutions, and political culture."--T. H. Breen, Center for Historical Studies, Northwestern University, A fascinating interpretation of New England history that challenges the traditional narrative.-- C&RL News, "No one until now has made a sustained attempt to integrate John Winthrop the Younger's pansophic, medical, and religious views into a coherent account where alchemy played a major role. . . . Woodward's book should breathe a vigorous new life into the study of early New England's complex religious, intellectual, and material culture."--William R. Newman, Indiana University, [A] magnificently rich, wide-ranging, and suggestive book. . . . Holds important implications for the study not only of early American history but also the history of science. . . . A 'must read' for all historians of early New England and for historians|9781469600871|, "A fine study by Woodward. Not strictly a biography, but it nonetheless places Winthrop at the center of the account."-- Huntington Library Quarterly, In a strikingly alchemical mixture, this book combines politics, economics, science, industry, warfare, and religion, and manages to create that most treasured of prizes--a fascinating portrait of a man who, while not unknown, is not as well known as per|9781469600871|, "In his fine biography . . . Woodward's portrait of the younger Winthrop illuminates a particularly rich seventeenth-century life; one that clearly strides in the direction of the Enlightenment, if it does not have one foot there already."-- Times Literary Supplement, "[A] wide ranging study. . . . An excellent, adventurous introduction to the place of alchemy in early New England culture and by far the best scholarly integration of Winthrop's alchemical interests with his other pursuits."-- American Historical Review
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2013
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2009-033899
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Published by the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture and the University of North Carolina Press Ser.
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