{"product_id":"john-winthrop-michael-parker-9780415818117","title":"John Winthrop: Founding the City Upon a Hill","description":"\u003cp\u003ePuritan politician, lawyer, and lay theologian John Winthrop fled England in 1630 when it looked like Charles I had successfully blocked all hopes of passing Puritan-inspired reforms in Parliament. Leading a migration, he came to New England in the hopes of creating an ideal Puritan community and eventually became the governor of Massachusetts. Winthrop is remembered for his role in the Puritan migration to the colonies and for delivering what is probably the most famous lay sermon in American history, \"A Model of Christian Charity.\" In it he proclaimed that New England would be \"a city upon a hill\"--an example for future colonies. \u003cbr\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eJohn Winthrop: Founding the City upon a Hill, \u003c\/em\u003eMichael Parker examines the political and religious history of this iconic figure. In this short biography, bolstered by letters, sermons, and maps, \u003cem\u003eJohn Winthrop \u003c\/em\u003eintroduces students to the colonial world, the Pequot Wars, and the history of American Exceptionalism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Parker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415818117\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415818117\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/25\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Michael Parker","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48112899719423,"sku":"9780415818117","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_43a1a016-39b6-49e1-9273-b985d37ba684.jpg?v=1769611696","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/john-winthrop-michael-parker-9780415818117","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}