{"product_id":"prosperos-america-walter-w-woodward-9781469600871","title":"Prospero's America: John Winthrop, Jr., Alchemy, and the Creation of New England Culture, 1606-1676","description":"In \u003ci\u003eProspero's America\u003c\/i\u003e, Walter W. Woodward examines the transfer of alchemical culture to America by John Winthrop, Jr., one of English colonization's early giants. Winthrop participated in a pan-European network of natural philosophers who believed alchemy could improve the human condition and hasten Christ's Second Coming. Woodward demonstrates the influence of Winthrop and his philosophy on New England's cultural formation: its settlement, economy, religious toleration, Indian relations, medical practice, witchcraft prosecution, and imperial diplomacy. \u003ci\u003eProspero's America\u003c\/i\u003e reconceptualizes the significance of early modern science in shaping New England hand in hand with Puritanism and politics. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Walter W. Woodward\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1469600870\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781469600871\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Omohundro Institute and Unc Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.80d","brand":"Walter W. Woodward","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43985665982719,"sku":"9781469600871","price":37.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d468df2d-e94a-4fd9-b703-e30258389981.jpg?v=1683278851","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/prosperos-america-walter-w-woodward-9781469600871","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}