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- catalog abstract "As early as the eighteenth century, New England's ministers were decrying public morality in jeremiads aimed at wayward colonists. Evangelical leaders such as Jonathan Edwards called for rulers to become spiritual as well as political leaders who would renew the people's covenant with God. The prosperous merchant Jonathan Belcher (1682-1757) self-consciously strove to become such a leader, an American Nehemiah. As governor of three royal colonies and early patron of the College of New Jersey (later Princeton University), Belcher became an important but controversial figure in colonial America. An insightful blend of social and political history, this biography demands that Belcher be recognized as the embodiment of the Nehemiah, perhaps as important in his own realm as Cotton Mather was in religious circles. Grappling with the contradictions of Belcher's actions, the author explains much about the complexities of the world in which Belcher lived and wielded influence and, by weaving together social, religious, and cultural history, portrays in the career of Jonathan Belcher a richly detailed synthesis of the tumultuous late colonial period.".
- catalog contributor b8263986.
- catalog coverage "Massachusetts History Colonial period, approximately 1600-1775.".
- catalog coverage "Massachusetts History Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.".
- catalog coverage "New Hampshire History Colonial period, approximately 1600-1775.".
- catalog coverage "New Hampshire History Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.".
- catalog created "1996.".
- catalog date "1996".
- catalog date "1996.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1996.".
- catalog description "As early as the eighteenth century, New England's ministers were decrying public morality in jeremiads aimed at wayward colonists. Evangelical leaders such as Jonathan Edwards called for rulers to become spiritual as well as political leaders who would renew the people's covenant with God. The prosperous merchant Jonathan Belcher (1682-1757) self-consciously strove to become such a leader, an American Nehemiah. As governor of three royal colonies and early patron of the College of New Jersey (later Princeton University), Belcher became an important but controversial figure in colonial America. An insightful blend of social and political history, this biography demands that Belcher be recognized as the embodiment of the Nehemiah, perhaps as important in his own realm as Cotton Mather was in religious circles. Grappling with the contradictions of Belcher's actions, the author explains much about the complexities of the world in which Belcher lived and wielded influence and, by weaving together social, religious, and cultural history, portrays in the career of Jonathan Belcher a richly detailed synthesis of the tumultuous late colonial period.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 174-212) and index.".
- catalog description "The Puritan in a Whiggish age -- The perils of public life -- Interpreting the role of governor -- The art of politics -- The soul of politics -- Servant to the king and people -- Exile and fulfillment.".
- catalog extent "xvii, 212 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Jonathan Belcher, Colonial governor.".
- catalog identifier "0813119464 (cloth : alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Jonathan Belcher, Colonial governor.".
- catalog issued "1996".
- catalog issued "1996.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky,".
- catalog relation "Jonathan Belcher, Colonial governor.".
- catalog spatial "Massachusetts History Colonial period, approximately 1600-1775.".
- catalog spatial "Massachusetts History Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.".
- catalog spatial "Massachusetts".
- catalog spatial "New Hampshire History Colonial period, approximately 1600-1775.".
- catalog spatial "New Hampshire History Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.".
- catalog spatial "New Hampshire".
- catalog subject "974.2/02/092 B 20".
- catalog subject "Belcher, Jonathan, 1682-1757.".
- catalog subject "F67.B45 B38 1996".
- catalog subject "Governors Massachusetts Biography.".
- catalog subject "Governors New Hampshire Biography.".
- catalog tableOfContents "The Puritan in a Whiggish age -- The perils of public life -- Interpreting the role of governor -- The art of politics -- The soul of politics -- Servant to the king and people -- Exile and fulfillment.".
- catalog title "Jonathan Belcher, Colonial governor / Michael C. Batinski.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "text".