Foreword
These stories， thematically related， are arranged chron-
ologically from 163o to the present day and are de-
signed to trace， by the use of fiction and dramatized
history， the rise and fall of the Puritan ethic in New
York and New England. By Puritan ethic I mean that
preoccupying sense， found in certain individuals， of a
mission， presumably divinely inspired， toward their
fellow men. To show how different puritans have
accepted， converted， stood aside from or rejected the
burden of this mission， I have chosen members of
the Winthrop family. Only John and Wait Still are
modeled on actual persons.
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