Read, David, 1956-

New world, known world shaping knowledge in early Anglo-American writing / [electronic resource] : David Read. - Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2005. - x, 177 p.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 163-170) and index.

"Examines the works of four writers from the early period of English colonization: John Smith's Generall Historie of Virginia, William Bradford's Of Plymouth Plantation, Thomas Morton's New English Canaan, and Roger Williams's A Key into the Language of America (in conjunction with The Bloudy Tenent of Persecution)"--Provided by publisher.


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Bradford, William, 1590-1657. History of Plymouth Plantation.
Morton, Thomas, 1575-1646. New English Canaan.
Smith, John, 1580-1631. Generall historie of Virginia, New-England, and the Summer Isles.
Williams, Roger, 1604?-1683. Key into the language of America.


American literature--History and criticism.--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775


Great Britain--Colonies--Historiography.--America
Great Britain--Colonies--History--America--Sources.
United States--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775--Sources.
United States--History--Historiography.--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775


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