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Book SynopsisWhen Governor John Winthrop established the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630, he commenced a tradition of public service in which his family would participate for almost a century. His son, John, Jr., and his grandsons, Fitz John and Wait Still, were deeply involved in the colonial government of New England, although their motives were increasingly
Table of Contents*Frontmatter, pg. i*Preface, pg. v*Contents, pg. xi*1. The Founder, pg. 1*2. Splendid Isolation, pg. 26*3. The Sagamore of Agawam, pg. 57*4. Physician and Industrialist, pg. 80*5. Splendid Isolation Reconsidered, pg. 97*6. Winning the Connecticut Charter, pg. 117*7. The Royal Commission of 1664, pg. 143*8. Under the Stuart Shadow, pg. 164*9. Two Cavaliers in Israel, pg. 189*10. Edward Randolph and the "Moderates", pg. 212*11. The Dominion of New England, pg. 229*12. A Small Practitioner in Physick, pg. 258*13. Salvaging the Connecticut Charter, pg. 286*14. His Provinces Pillar, pg. 320*Abbreviations, pg. 357*Bibliographical Note, pg. 359*Index, pg. 363
