The Life and Times of Cotton Mather
Examines the life of Cotton Mather, a Puritan minister and supporter of the Salem witch trials and executions, discussing how his beliefs governed his behavior, and considering how he was influenced by the times in which he lived.
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- Welcome Rain
- Year
- 2001
- ISBN-13
- 9780231061254
- Genre
- Biography & Memoir
- Topics
- PuritanismSalem witch trialsColonial America
Awards
- Bancroft PrizeWon(1985)
- Pulitzer Prize for Biography or AutobiographyWonMajor(1985)
Other awarded books from Kenneth Silverman
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