Bringing together an extraordinary richness of evidence—from letters, diaries, and other intimate family writing of the 17th and 18th centuries—Philip Greven, the distinguished scholar of colonial history explores the strikingly ...

Religious roots of punishment and phychological impact of physical abuse.

A groundbreaking study in colonial history, this book gives a remarkably detailed picture of life in an early American community.

Bringing together an extraordinary richness of evidence -- from letters, diaries, and other intimate family writing of the 17th and 18th centuries -- Philip Greven, the distinguished scholar of colonial history, explores the strinkingly ...