Frontispiece
In 1640s Massachusetts, puritans waged an intense campaign to impose godly discipline on the colonists in their pursuit of a more righteous society. In this image, an errant settler has been confronted by a disapproving crowd. Albert Bobbett, “A Wanton Gospeller” (1881). Reproduced by permission of the New York Public Library.
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