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1 online resource (231 pages) |
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polychrome |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1 The Puritan in a Whiggish Age; 2 The Perils of Public Life; 3 Interpreting the Role of Governor; 4 The Art of Politics; 5 The Soul of Politics; 6 Servant to the King and People; 7 Exile and Fulfillment; List of Abbreviations; Notes; Sources; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W. |
| Summary |
As early as the eighteenth century, New England's ministers were decrying public morality. Evangelical leaders such as Jonathan Edwards called for rulers to become spiritual as well as political leaders who would renew the people's covenant with God. The prosperous merchant Jonathan Belcher (1682-1757) self-consciously strove to become such a leader, an American Nehemiah. As governor of three royal colonies and early patron of the College of New Jersey (later Princeton University), Belcher became an important but controversial figure in colonial America. In this first biography of the colonial. |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Belcher, Jonathan, 1682-1757.
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Belcher, Jonathan, 1682-1757. |
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Governors -- Massachusetts -- Biography.
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Governors. |
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Massachusetts. |
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Biographies.
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Governors -- New Hampshire -- Biography.
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New Hampshire. |
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Massachusetts -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
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New Hampshire -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
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1600-1775 |
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Belcher, Jonathan |
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Governors Biography Massachusetts |
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Governors Biography New Hampshire |
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Massachusetts History Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 |
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New Hampshire History Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 |
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Electronic books.
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History.
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Biographies.
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Print version: Batinski, Michael C. Jonathan Belcher : Colonial Governor. Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, ©2015 9780813151113 |
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9780813162027 (electronic book) |
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0813162025 (electronic book) |
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0813151112 |
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9780813151113 |
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