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Prospero's America: John Winthrop, Jr., Alchemy, and the Creation of New England Culture, 1606-1676

Prospero's America: John Winthrop, Jr., Alchemy, and the Creation of New England Culture, 1606-1676

Paperback

Series: Published by the Omohundro Institute of Early American Histo

ChemistryColonial Period (1600-1775)Regional: New England

ISBN10: 1469600870
ISBN13: 9781469600871
Publisher: Univ Of North Carolina Pr
Published: Feb 1 2013
Pages: 336
Weight: 1.05
Height: 0.80 Width: 6.10 Depth: 9.10
Language: English
In Prospero's America, Walter W. Woodward examines the transfer of alchemical culture to America by John Winthrop, Jr., one of English colonization's early giants. Winthrop participated in a pan-European network of natural philosophers who believed alchemy could improve the human condition and hasten Christ's Second Coming. Woodward demonstrates the influence of Winthrop and his philosophy on New England's cultural formation: its settlement, economy, religious toleration, Indian relations, medical practice, witchcraft prosecution, and imperial diplomacy. Prospero's America reconceptualizes the significance of early modern science in shaping New England hand in hand with Puritanism and politics.

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Colonial Period (1600-1775)