Puritans at Play, Tenth Anniversary Edition: Leisure and Recreation in Colonial New England

Daniels, Bruce C.

Tenth anniversary Edition

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Publisher's Synopsis

For over four centuries, "Puritan" has been a synonym for dour, joyless, and repressed. In the tenth anniversary edition of Puritans at Play, Bruce Daniels reappraises the accuracy of this grim portrait by examining leisure and recreation in Colonial and Revolutionary New England. Chapters on music, dinner parties, dancing, sex, alcohol, taverns, and sports are presented in a lively style that makes this book as entertaining as it is illuminating.

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Book information

ISBN:	9781403972125
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan US
Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Pub date:	17 Sep 2005
Edition:	Tenth anniversary Edition
DEWEY:	790.097409032
DEWEY edition:	22
Language:	English
Number of pages:	271
Weight:	380g
Height:	216mm
Width:	140mm
Spine width:	17mm