Coming over: migration and communication between England and New England in the seventeenth century

Klappentext: "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 a...

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Main Author: Cressy, David 1946- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge [u.a.] Cambridge University Press 1987
In:Year: 1987
Reviews:[Rezension von: Cressy, David, Coming Over: Migration and Communication between England and New England in the Seventeenth Century...] (1989) (Cohen, Charles L.)
Edition:1. publ.
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B England / Emigration / New England / History 1600-1700
B New England / Immigration / England / History 1600-1700
B England / Emigration / New England
B New England / Immigration / Englishmen
Further subjects:B British (New England) History 17th century
B New England History Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
B Bibliographie enthalten
B Usa
B England
B New England Emigration and immigration History 17th century
B New England Emigration and immigration History
B International migration
B England Emigration and immigration History 17th century
B 1600-1700
B New England
B England Emigration and immigration History
B Immigrants (New England) History 17th century
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Summary:Klappentext: "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.
ISBN:0521329515