Books by John Winthrop
“He’s an extremely keen-eyed observer, which is characteristic of Puritans as a highly literate and self-scrutinising people.” Read more...
Jane Kamensky, Historian
Interviews where books by John Winthrop were recommended
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The Journal of John Winthrop
by John Winthrop -
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Black Bostonians: Family Life and Community Struggle in the Antebellum North
by James Oliver Horton and Lois E. Horton -
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Common Ground: A Turbulent Decade in the Lives of Three American Families
by J. Anthony Lukas -
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Interpreter of Maladies
by Jhumpa Lahiri -
5
Mapping Boston
by Alex Krieger and David Cobb (editors)
The best books on Boston, recommended by Jane Kamensky
The best books on Boston, recommended by Jane Kamensky
The idea of Boston as “a place of revolutionary fervour because liberty is somehow baked into its bones” is loaded with a “very heavy dose of self-mythologizing,” says American historian Jane Kamensky. Here, the Harvard professor lifts the veil on this quintessential New England city and recommends five books for understanding its history
