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| cotton mather wrote a biography of: The Life and Times of Cotton Mather Kenneth Silverman, 2002 Reintroducing Kenneth Silverman's Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of the most celebrated of all New England Puritans, at once a sophisticated work which succeeds admirably in presenting a complete portrait of a complex man and a groundbreaking study that accurately portrays Mather and his contemporaries as the first true American rather than European expatriates. |
| cotton mather wrote a biography of: Paterna Cotton Mather, 1976 Mather's previously unpublished autobiography. |
| cotton mather wrote a biography of: The First American Evangelical Rick Kennedy, 2015-06-24 Cotton Mather (1663-1728) was America's most famous pastor and scholar at the beginning of the eighteenth century. People today generally associate him with the infamous Salem witch trials, but in this new biography Rick Kennedy tells a bigger story: Mather, he says, was the very first American evangelical. A fresh retelling of Cotton Mather's life, this biography corrects misconceptions and focuses on how he sought to promote, socially and intellectually, a biblical lifestyle. As older Puritan hopes in New England were giving way to a broader and shallower Protestantism, Mather led a populist, Bible-oriented movement that embraced the new century -- the beginning of a dynamic evangelical tradition that eventually became a major force in American culture. Incorporating the latest scholarly research but written for a popular audience, The First American Evangelical brings Cotton Mather and his world to life in a way that helps readers understand both the Puritanism in which he grew up and the evangelicalism he pioneered. |
| cotton mather wrote a biography of: Selected Letters of Cotton Mather Cotton Mather, Kenneth Silverman, 1971-01-01 |
| cotton mather wrote a biography of: The Wonders of the Invisible World Cotton Mather, 1862 |
| cotton mather wrote a biography of: Cotton Mather Babette May Levy, 1979 A biography of Cotton Mather that also closely examines his written work. |
| cotton mather wrote a biography of: Good Fetch'd Out of Evil Cotton Mather, 2003-01 |
| cotton mather wrote a biography of: Memorable providences Cotton Mather, 1697 |
| cotton mather wrote a biography of: How to Hang a Witch Adriana Mather, 2017-09-12 The #1 New York Times bestseller! It’s the Salem Witch Trials meets Mean Girls in this New York Times bestselling novel from one of the descendants of Cotton Mather, where the trials of high school start to feel like a modern-day witch hunt for a teen with all the wrong connections to Salem’s past. Salem, Massachusetts, is the site of the infamous witch trials and the new home of Samantha Mather. Recently transplanted from New York City, Sam and her stepmother are not exactly welcomed with open arms. Sam is the descendant of Cotton Mather, one of the men responsible for those trials—and almost immediately, she becomes the enemy of a group of girls who call themselves the Descendants. And guess who their ancestors were? If dealing with that weren’t enough, Sam also comes face to face with a real, live (well, technically dead) ghost. A handsome, angry ghost who wants Sam to stop touching his stuff. But soon Sam discovers she is at the center of a centuries-old curse affecting anyone with ties to the trials. Sam must come to terms with the ghost and find a way to work with the Descendants to stop a deadly cycle that has been going on since the first accused witch was hanged. If any town should have learned its lesson, it’s Salem. But history may be about to repeat itself. “It’s like Mean Girls meets history class in the best possible way.” —Seventeen Magazine “Mather shines a light on the lessons the Salem Witch Trials can teach us about modern-day bullying—and what we can do about it.” —Bustle “Strikes a careful balance of creepy, fun, and thoughtful.” —NPR I am utterly addicted to Mather’s electric debut. It keeps you on the edge of your seat, twisting and turning with ghosts, witches, an ancient curse, and—sigh—romance. It’s beautiful. Haunting. The characters are vivid and real. I. Could. Not. Put. It. Down.” —Jennifer Niven, bestselling author of All the Bright Places |
| cotton mather wrote a biography of: Diary Of Cotton Mather Cotton Mather, 2022-10-27 This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant. |
| cotton mather wrote a biography of: Diary Cotton Mather, 1999-11-01 Bonded Leather binding |
| cotton mather wrote a biography of: A Cotton Mather Reader Cotton Mather, 2022-07-12 An authoritative selection of the writings of one of the most important early American writers A brilliant collection that reveals the extraordinary range of Cotton Mather's interests and contributions--by far the best introduction to the mind of the Puritan divine.--Francis J. Bremer, author of Lay Empowerment and the Development of Puritanism Cotton Mather (1663-1728) has a wide presence in American culture, and longtime scholarly interest in him is increasing as more of his previously unpublished writings are made available. This reader serves as an introduction to the man and to his huge body of published and unpublished works. |
| cotton mather wrote a biography of: The Life and Times of Cotton Mather Kenneth Silverman, 1985 Presents a comprehensive look at the quintessential Puritan, from his private home life to his involvement in the Salem witch trials, and offers a realistic portrait of seventeenth-and eighteenth-century Boston |
| cotton mather wrote a biography of: The Life of Dr. Cotton Mather Samuel Mather, 2012-02-11 Samuel Mather highlights Cotton Mather's discipline, intelligence, and desire for God. He presents his father as an exceedingly productive example to follow. Particular attention is paid to the details of Cotton Mather's life such as his study habits, the good he could do for others, the education of his children, his rules for conversation, diligence in ministry, and giving his heart to God. He published more than 400 works in his life. In short, it was the great ambition of his whole life to do good. His heart was set upon it; he did not therefore content himself with merely embracing opportunities of doing good, that occasionally offered, but he every now and then set apart some time on purpose to devise good; and he seldom came into any company without having this directly in his view.-The Life of Dr. Cotton Mather. The Preface, The Introduction and A Catalogue of Books were added back into this edition from the 1729 edition. |
| cotton mather wrote a biography of: Essays to Do Good Cotton Mather, 1825 |
| cotton mather wrote a biography of: Parentator (Life of Increase Mather) Cotton Mather, 1999-11 Bonded Leather binding |
| cotton mather wrote a biography of: Haunting the Deep Adriana Mather, 2018-12-11 The delicious horror of Ransom Riggs and the sass of Mean Girls meets Titanic in this follow-up to the #1 New York Times bestseller How to Hang a Witch, in which a contemporary teen finds herself a passenger on the famous “ship of dreams”—a story made all the more fascinating because the author’s own relatives survived the doomed voyage. Samantha Mather knew her family’s connection to the infamous Salem Witch Trials might pose obstacles to an active social life. But having survived one curse, she never thought she’d find herself at the center of a new one. This time, Sam is having recurring dreams about the Titanic . . . where she’s been walking the deck with first-class passengers, like her aunt and uncle. Meanwhile, in Sam’s waking life, strange missives from the Titanic have been finding their way to her, along with haunting visions of people who went down with the ship. Ultimately, Sam and the Descendants, along with some help from heartthrob Elijah, must unravel who is behind the spell that is drawing her ever further into the dream ship . . . and closer to sharing the same grim fate as its ghostly passengers. Praise for How to Hang a Witch: “It’s like Mean Girls meets history class in the best possible way.” —Seventeen “Mather shines a light on the lessons the Salem Witch Trials can teach us about modern-day bullying—and what we can do about it.” —Bustle.com “Strikes a careful balance of creepy, fun, and thoughtful.” —NPR “I am utterly addicted to Adriana Mather’s electric debut. It keeps you on the edge of your seat, twisting and turning with ghosts, witches, an ancient curse, and—sigh—romance. It’s beautiful. Haunting. The characters are vivid and real. I. Could. Not. Put. It. Down.” —Jennifer Niven, bestselling author of All the Bright Places |
| cotton mather wrote a biography of: The Life of Sir William Phips Cotton Mather, 1929 |
| cotton mather wrote a biography of: Magnalia Christi Americana Cotton Mather, 1970 |
| cotton mather wrote a biography of: Magnalia Christi Americana Cotton Mather, 2009 With our American Philosophy and Religion series, Applewood reissues many primary sources published throughout American history. Through these books, scholars, interpreters, students, and non-academics alike can see the thoughts and beliefs of Americans who came before us. |
| cotton mather wrote a biography of: The Fever of 1721 Stephen Coss, 2016-03-08 The “intelligent and sweeping” (Booklist) story of the crucial year that prefigured the events of the American Revolution in 1776—and how Boston’s smallpox epidemic was at the center of it all. In The Fever of 1721 Stephen Coss brings to life the amazing cast of characters who changed the course of medical history, American journalism, and colonial revolution: Cotton Mather, the great Puritan preacher, son of the President of Harvard College; Zabdiel Boylston, a doctor whose name is on one of Boston’s avenues; James Franklin and his younger brother Benjamin; and Elisha Cooke and his protégé Samuel Adams. Coss describes how, during the worst smallpox epidemic in Boston history Mather convinced Doctor Boylston to try making an incision in the arm of a healthy person and implanting it with smallpox matter. Public outrage forced Boylston into hiding and Mather’s house was firebombed. “In 1721, Boston was a dangerous place…In Coss’s telling, the troubles of 1721 represent a shift away from a colony of faith and toward the modern politics of representative government” (The New York Times Book Review). Elisha Cooke and Samuel Adams were beginning to resist the British in the run-up to the American Revolution. Meanwhile, a bold young printer names James Franklin launched America’s first independent newspaper and landed in jail. His teenaged brother and apprentice, Benjamin Franklin, however, learned his trade in James’s shop and became a father of the Independence movement. One by one, the atmosphere in Boston in 1721 simmered and ultimately boiled over, leading to the full drama of the American Revolution. “Fascinating, informational, and pleasing to read…Coss’s gem of colonial history immerses readers into eighteenth-century Boston and introduces a collection of fascinating people and intriguing circumstances” (Library Journal, starred review). |
| cotton mather wrote a biography of: The Christian Philosopher Cotton Mather, 1721 |
| cotton mather wrote a biography of: The Witches Stacy Schiff, 2015-10-27 The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Cleopatra, the #1 national bestseller, unpacks the mystery of the Salem Witch Trials. It began in 1692, over an exceptionally raw Massachusetts winter, when a minister's daughter began to scream and convulse. It ended less than a year later, but not before 19 men and women had been hanged and an elderly man crushed to death. The panic spread quickly, involving the most educated men and prominent politicians in the colony. Neighbors accused neighbors, parents and children each other. Aside from suffrage, the Salem Witch Trials represent the only moment when women played the central role in American history. In curious ways, the trials would shape the future republic. As psychologically thrilling as it is historically seminal, The Witches is Stacy Schiff's account of this fantastical story -- the first great American mystery unveiled fully for the first time by one of our most acclaimed historians. |
| cotton mather wrote a biography of: A Memorial of the Present Deplorable State of New England Cotton Mather, 2003-01 |
| cotton mather wrote a biography of: The Autobiography of Increase Mather Increase 1639-1723 Mather, 2021-09-09 This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant. |
| cotton mather wrote a biography of: On Witchcraft Cotton Mather, 2012-03-27 In this fascinating account of witches and devils in colonial America, the renowned and influential minister of Boston's Old North Church attempts to justify his role in the Salem witch trials. A true believer in the devil's battle to get converts in Salem and other Massachusetts towns during the late seventeenth century, Mather also believed the fantastic accusations of those who accused their neighbors of witchcraft. The theologian's book, first published in 1692, provides readers with guidelines for discovering witches, explanations for how good Christians are tempted by the devil to become witches, and methods of resisting such temptation. The great Boston minister also provides testimony from a number of similar trials, describes instances of witchcraft in other countries, and explains the devil's predicament in dealing with Christianity. Essential reading for students of the Salem witch trials, On Witchcraft will intrigue anyone interested in early American social and cultural history. |
| cotton mather wrote a biography of: Magnalia Christi Americana: book 4. Sal gentium. 1853. book 5. Acts and monuments. 1853. book 6. Thaumaturgus. 1853. book 7. Ecclesiarum prælia. 1853 Cotton Mather, 1853 |
| cotton mather wrote a biography of: Humiliations Follow'd with Deliverances Cotton Mather, 2003-01-01 |
| cotton mather wrote a biography of: The New England Way John Cotton, 1983 |
| cotton mather wrote a biography of: Magnalia Christi Americana, Books I and II Cotton Mather, 1977 |
| cotton mather wrote a biography of: Two Mather Biographies Cotton Mather, 1989 The first modem edition of Increase Mather's seventeenth-century biography of his father, Richard, and Cotton Mather's eighteenth-century biography of his father, Increase. Characteristic of New England Puritan biographies, both convey religious instruction about the conduct of one's life on earth. |
| cotton mather wrote a biography of: The Puritan Origins of the American Self Sacvan Bercovitch, 1975-01-01 Errata slip inserted. Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| cotton mather wrote a biography of: Decennium Luctuosum Cotton Mather, 1978 |
| cotton mather wrote a biography of: Remarkable Providences Illustrative of the Earlier Days of American Colonisation Increase Mather, 1856 |
| cotton mather wrote a biography of: The Mathers Robert Middlekauff, 1999-06-29 Originally published: New York: Oxford University Press, 1971. |
| cotton mather wrote a biography of: Stamped from the Beginning Ibram X. Kendi, 2016-04-12 The National Book Award winning history of how racist ideas were created, spread, and deeply rooted in American society. Some Americans insist that we're living in a post-racial society. But racist thought is not just alive and well in America -- it is more sophisticated and more insidious than ever. And as award-winning historian Ibram X. Kendi argues, racist ideas have a long and lingering history, one in which nearly every great American thinker is complicit. In this deeply researched and fast-moving narrative, Kendi chronicles the entire story of anti-black racist ideas and their staggering power over the course of American history. He uses the life stories of five major American intellectuals to drive this history: Puritan minister Cotton Mather, Thomas Jefferson, abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison, W.E.B. Du Bois, and legendary activist Angela Davis. As Kendi shows, racist ideas did not arise from ignorance or hatred. They were created to justify and rationalize deeply entrenched discriminatory policies and the nation's racial inequities. In shedding light on this history, Stamped from the Beginning offers us the tools we need to expose racist thinking. In the process, he gives us reason to hope. |
| cotton mather wrote a biography of: Decennium Luctuosum Cotton Mather, 2003-01 |
| cotton mather wrote a biography of: Bonifacius Cotton Mather, David Levin, 2013-10-01 Title: Bonifacius: an essay upon the good, that is to be devised and designed by those who desire to answer the great end of life, and to do good while they live ...Author: Cotton MatherPublisher: Gale, Sabin Americana Description: Based on Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500--1926 contains a collection of books, pamphlets, serials and other works about the Americas, from the time of their discovery to the early 1900s. Sabin Americana is rich in original accounts of discovery and exploration, pioneering and westward expansion, the U.S. Civil War and other military actions, Native Americans, slavery and abolition, religious history and more.Sabin Americana offers an up-close perspective on life in the western hemisphere, encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores of North America in the late 15th century to the first decades of the 20th century. Covering a span of over 400 years in North, Central and South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection highlights the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture, contemporary opinions and momentous events of the time. It provides access to documents from an assortment of genres, sermons, political tracts, newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation, literature and more.Now for the first time, these high-quality digital scans of original works are available via print-on-demand, making them readily accessible to libraries, students, independent scholars, and readers of all ages.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++SourceLibrary: Huntington LibraryDocumentID: SABCP02234200CollectionID: CTRG97-B1502PublicationDate: 17100101SourceBibCitation: Selected Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to AmericaNotes: Later editions published under the running title: Essays to do good. An appendix, concerning the essays that are made, for the propagation of religion among the Indians, in the Massachuset-province of New England p. 194-199. Advertisement [of the author's Biblia americana] p. 200-206. A book offered, first in general, unto all Christians, in a personal capacity, or in a relative, then more particularly, unto magistrates, unto ministers, unto physicians, unto lawyers, unto scholemasters, unto wealthy gentemen, unto several sorts of officers, unto churches, and unto all societies of a religious character and intention, with humble proposals, of unexceptionable methods, to do good in the world.Collation: 206 p.; 16 cm |
| cotton mather wrote a biography of: Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism Allen Putnam, 1880 |
| cotton mather wrote a biography of: The Angel of Bethesda Cotton Mather, 1972 This book contains Cotton Mather's writings on medicine, who saw illness in a spiritual context and provided a combination of scientific and spiritual treatments for diseases. |
A COTTON MATHER READER - web.english.upenn.edu
To be sure, the term “autobiography” was not coined until the early nineteenth century, and Mather’s “Paterna” might best be described as a memoir or didactic ledger of his spiritual life.
American History Online - wtps.org
The Mather family towers over the first 100 years of New England history, and Cotton Mather joined his father, Increase Mather, and his grandfather, Richard Mather, to form a near …
110 Historical Journal of Massachusetts - Westfield State …
Born in England, Pelham became the earliest known New England artist and the first engraver. The popular clergyman Cotton Mather was the first subject he painted after his emigration to …
Politics and Sainthood: Biography - JSTOR
It was with this aim in mind that Mather wrote the Political Fables, circulated in manuscript, probably around i692, which professed loyalty to the British Crown through allegory.
Cotton Mather - poems - Poem Hunter
Cotton Mather, FRS was a socially and politically influential New England Puritan minister, prolific author and pamphleteer; he is often remembered for his role in the Salem witch trials.
Full Text - EEBO - Columbia University
among the Keen. My hitherto Unvaried Thoughts are here Published; and, I believe, they will be owned by most, of the Ministers of God in these Colonies: nor can amends be well made me, …
Cotton Mather (1663-1728) on Ultimate Reality and …
Cotton Mather was the most prolific colonial American author. The list of his published works contains 468 items, while other writings, massive in quantity and ranging from letters to long …
Cotton Mather (PDF)
searching for your next favorite book, or a professional seeking research papers, the option to download Cotton Mather has opened up a world of possibilities. Downloading Cotton Mather …
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COTTON MATHER AND HIS SLAVES. - American Antiquarian
About Fifteen years ago I bought a Spanish Indian, and bestowed him for a Servant on my Father. About Three years ago S' William Phips, o'' governour, bestowed a Spanish .Indian for a …
The Life And Times Of Cotton Mather (2024)
Mather Abijah Perkins Marvin,1892 The Life and Times of Cotton Mather Abijah Perkins Marvin,2013-09 This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text Purchasers can …
The First American: Cotton Mather - JSTOR
Mather's writings compiled by Kenneth Murdock, who the year before had published a substantial biography of Cotton's father, Increase. Murdock emphasized Mather's accomplishments as a …
Philosophical Thoughts in Cotton Mather’s “The Christian …
Cotton Mather was a very productive thinker; he wrote half a thousand books and essays. Thanks to his publication activity, he became one of the most influential religious leaders in America.
NEHEMIAS AMERICANUS: COTTON MATHER AND THE - JSTOR
Mather in the Life of Winthrop, and for a similar reason, he opens with a sweeping review of the past, from the ancient Greeks to the medieval Troubadours to "our contemporaries in the …
Cotton Mather's Early "Curiosa Americana" and - JSTOR
That it was a Puritan enterprise dominated by clergymen is certain: Increase Mather was the founder; Cotton Mather was a member. Beyond that, almost all is conjecture.
Cotton Mather, America's First Great Technical Writer - JSTOR
Cotton Mather, a third generation American clergyman, best known for his defense of the witchcraft trials in Salem in 1692, was the outstanding scientific figure in. America at that time.
Cotton Mather’s Account of the Witch Trials, 1693 …
Cotton Mather, a prolific author and well-known preacher, wrote this account in 1693, a year after the trials ended. Mather and his fellow New Englanders believed that God directly intervened …
The Autobiography of Increase Mather - American …
New England history: Richard Mather (1596-1669); In-crease Mather (1639-1723); Cotton Mather (1663-1728). Here was overlapping but no overshadowing. Each was a man of peculiar genius …
Cotton Mather and the Biographical Parallel - JSTOR
Mather's use of the biographical parallel represents the culmination of a methodology already well established in the New England tradi-tion: a methodology governed in part by rhetorical …
Cotton Mather's Most Unhappy Wife - JSTOR
But Cotton Mather's third wife, who brought him so much happiness at first, was also the one who caused him so much anguish later. In 1719 a despondent Cotton Mather wrote the following …
A COTTON MATHER READER - web.english.upenn.edu
To be sure, the term “autobiography” was not coined until the early nineteenth century, and Mather’s “Paterna” might best be described as a memoir or didactic ledger of his spiritual life.
American History Online - wtps.org
The Mather family towers over the first 100 years of New England history, and Cotton Mather joined his father, Increase Mather, and his grandfather, Richard Mather, to form a near …
110 Historical Journal of Massachusetts - Westfield State …
Born in England, Pelham became the earliest known New England artist and the first engraver. The popular clergyman Cotton Mather was the first subject he painted after his emigration to …
Politics and Sainthood: Biography - JSTOR
It was with this aim in mind that Mather wrote the Political Fables, circulated in manuscript, probably around i692, which professed loyalty to the British Crown through allegory.
Cotton Mather - poems - Poem Hunter
Cotton Mather, FRS was a socially and politically influential New England Puritan minister, prolific author and pamphleteer; he is often remembered for his role in the Salem witch trials.
Full Text - EEBO - Columbia University
among the Keen. My hitherto Unvaried Thoughts are here Published; and, I believe, they will be owned by most, of the Ministers of God in these Colonies: nor can amends be well made me, …
Cotton Mather (1663-1728) on Ultimate Reality and …
Cotton Mather was the most prolific colonial American author. The list of his published works contains 468 items, while other writings, massive in quantity and ranging from letters to long …
Cotton Mather (PDF)
searching for your next favorite book, or a professional seeking research papers, the option to download Cotton Mather has opened up a world of possibilities. Downloading Cotton Mather …
The life and times of Cotton Mather, D.D., F.R.S.; or, A Boston ...
CottonMatherhereinthe wildernessbecameoneofthemostlearnedmenofthe age,andthatinnonarrowsense.He"intermeddled …
COTTON MATHER AND HIS SLAVES. - American Antiquarian
About Fifteen years ago I bought a Spanish Indian, and bestowed him for a Servant on my Father. About Three years ago S' William Phips, o'' governour, bestowed a Spanish .Indian for a …
The Life And Times Of Cotton Mather (2024)
Mather Abijah Perkins Marvin,1892 The Life and Times of Cotton Mather Abijah Perkins Marvin,2013-09 This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text Purchasers can …
The First American: Cotton Mather - JSTOR
Mather's writings compiled by Kenneth Murdock, who the year before had published a substantial biography of Cotton's father, Increase. Murdock emphasized Mather's accomplishments as a …
Philosophical Thoughts in Cotton Mather’s “The Christian …
Cotton Mather was a very productive thinker; he wrote half a thousand books and essays. Thanks to his publication activity, he became one of the most influential religious leaders in America.
NEHEMIAS AMERICANUS: COTTON MATHER AND THE - JSTOR
Mather in the Life of Winthrop, and for a similar reason, he opens with a sweeping review of the past, from the ancient Greeks to the medieval Troubadours to "our contemporaries in the …
Cotton Mather's Early "Curiosa Americana" and - JSTOR
That it was a Puritan enterprise dominated by clergymen is certain: Increase Mather was the founder; Cotton Mather was a member. Beyond that, almost all is conjecture.
Cotton Mather, America's First Great Technical Writer - JSTOR
Cotton Mather, a third generation American clergyman, best known for his defense of the witchcraft trials in Salem in 1692, was the outstanding scientific figure in. America at that time.
Cotton Mather’s Account of the Witch Trials, 1693 …
Cotton Mather, a prolific author and well-known preacher, wrote this account in 1693, a year after the trials ended. Mather and his fellow New Englanders believed that God directly intervened …
The Autobiography of Increase Mather - American …
New England history: Richard Mather (1596-1669); In-crease Mather (1639-1723); Cotton Mather (1663-1728). Here was overlapping but no overshadowing. Each was a man of peculiar genius …
Cotton Mather and the Biographical Parallel - JSTOR
Mather's use of the biographical parallel represents the culmination of a methodology already well established in the New England tradi-tion: a methodology governed in part by rhetorical …
Cotton Mather's Most Unhappy Wife - JSTOR
But Cotton Mather's third wife, who brought him so much happiness at first, was also the one who caused him so much anguish later. In 1719 a despondent Cotton Mather wrote the following …
