- translated title is The Ecclesiastical History of New England
- details religious development of Massachusetts and other nearby colonies in New England from 1620-1698.
- describes Salem Witch Trials, story of founding of Harvard College itself, and his assertions that Puritan slaveholders should do more to convert their slaves to Christianity
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Cotton Mather (1663-1728)
Magnalia Christi Americana
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