Peaceable kingdoms; New England towns in the eighteenth century

By Michael Zuckerman

“This remarkable book seeks to lay out the human reality of community life in the original New England towns. Based on thorough research, shaped by an imagination that is both historical and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0394717961
• ISBN13: 9780394717968
• Release Date: January 1972
• Publisher: Vintage Books
• Length: 329 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Historical Account

Zuckerman is detailed in providing a description of what life in eighteenth century New England was like. His starting place is a description of the value placed on community. He writes, "A man could remain comfortably in colonial Massachusetts only as long as his actions and his ideas coincided with those of his neighbors." In its founding, we're told that provincial governors viewed themselves as servants of the Crown. The transition to autonomous government was gradual. "It represented the very real choices of thousands of men around the colony upon the advent of the royal charter of 1691" Zuckerman tells us.Throughout this book, documentation is provided that shows the evolution of thought as the decision-makers made transitions. This book sheds light on a given time and place in a very readable manner.