The Morison Myth concerning the Founding of Harvard College

In his Preface to the study entitled, Puritan Pronaos, Samuel Eliot Morison writes: “I have trod warily for fear of the Indians that are always lying in wait to scalp that unpopular wayfarer, the New England historian.” The Indians have no quarrel with Professor Morison, and presumably are not inter...

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Main Author: Hudson, Winthrop Still 1911-2001 (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge University Press [1939]
In: Church history
Year: 1939, Volume: 8, Issue: 2, Pages: 148-159
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Summary:In his Preface to the study entitled, Puritan Pronaos, Samuel Eliot Morison writes: “I have trod warily for fear of the Indians that are always lying in wait to scalp that unpopular wayfarer, the New England historian.” The Indians have no quarrel with Professor Morison, and presumably are not interested in securing his scalp, but were the ancient Puritan divines of New England alive today, they would at least desire to question some of his conclusions.
ISSN:0009-6407
Contains:Enthalten in: Church history
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.2307/3160652