New England’s Crises and Cultural Memory: Literature, Politics, History, Religion, 1620-1860

Cover......Page 1
Half-title......Page 3
Series-title......Page 5
Title......Page 7
Copyright......Page 8
Dedication......Page 9
Contents......Page 11
Acknowledgments......Page 13
Introduction Crisis rhetoric: exclusion in New England history......Page 15
ASSURANCE, ANXIETY, AND REGIONAL SALVATION......Page 31
PART ONE Plantation and settlement......Page 35
CHAPTER 1 Of corn, no corn, and Christian courage......Page 37
VOICING THE SILENCE......Page 47
CHAPTER 2 Thomas Morton: phoenix of New England memory......Page 58
REDIRECTING THE ACCUSATIONS......Page 61
PAIRING THOMAS MORTON: THE ROMANCE AND AFTER......Page 70
CHAPTER 3 Trying Anne......Page 88
RISE, REIGN, AND RUIN: SHORT STORIES......Page 101
TOLERATING ANNE......Page 104
DUX FOEMINA FACTI......Page 111
PART TWO Time of troubles......Page 115
Headnote......Page 117
CHAPTER 4 A cloud of blood: King Philip’s War......Page 120
WALLING IN AND WRITING OUT......Page 122
BEHEADING: THE USES OF ATROCITY......Page 130
TRANSFORMING METACOM......Page 137
UNANIMOUS RESOLUTION......Page 148
BRADSTREET: “HUMBLY BOLD TO SUPPLICATE”......Page 154
HUTCHINSON: “THE AWFUL WEIGHT OF A PEOPLE’S CURSE”......Page 170
CHAPTER 6 Race, war, and white magic: the neglected legacy of Salem......Page 175
INDIAN JOHN AND THE NORTHERN TAWNIES......Page 176
WINKING THE TRUTH OUT OF SIGHT......Page 186
BLACK INDIANS AND RED WIZARDS: HAWTHORNE AND COND ACUTE ACCENT......Page 192
PART THREE Revolution......Page 201
Headnote......Page 203
CHAPTER 7 Boston revolt and Puritan restoration: 1760–1775......Page 207
LOYALISTS AND THE WEAK LINKS......Page 221
THE CONFUSION OF ROMANCE AND THE CERTITUDE OF HISTORY......Page 228
CHAPTER 8 Shots heard round the world......Page 241
LEXINGTON AND CONCORD: AGGRESSIVE DEFENSE......Page 242
TICONDEROGA AND BUNKER HILL: DEFENSIVE AGGRESSION......Page 254
CHAPTER 9 Abolition, “white slavery,” and regional pride......Page 272
HOLDING ON TO IMMEDIATISM: CRISES WITHIN CRISIS, 1845–1860......Page 294
Epilogue: “bodiless echoes”......Page 307
INTRODUCTION......Page 323
1 OF CORN, NO CORN, AND CHRISTIAN COURAGE......Page 328
2 THOMAS MORTON: PHOENIX OF NEW ENGLAND MEMORY......Page 333
3 TRYING ANNE......Page 336
PART 2 HEADNOTE......Page 341
4 A CLOUD OF BLOOD: KING PHILIP’S WAR......Page 342
5 THE AXE AT THE ROOT OF THE TREE: SCARLET GOVERNORS AND GRAY CHAMPIONS......Page 347
6 RACE, WAR, AND WHITE MAGIC: THE NEGLECTED LEGACY OF SALEM......Page 350
7 BOSTON REVOLT AND PURITAN RESTORATION: 1760–1775......Page 354
8 SHOTS HEARD ROUND THE WORLD......Page 359
9 ABOLITION, “WHITE SLAVERY,” AND REGIONAL PRIDE......Page 365
EPILOGUE: “BODILESS ECHOES”......Page 372
Index......Page 375