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The Winthrop Woman
by Seton, Anya
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0395081769
- ISBN 13
- 9780395081761
- Seller
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Webster, New York, United States
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About This Item
Boston / Cambridge: Houghton Mifflin Company / The Riverside Press, 1958. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8x6x1. First edition (not the much more common book club). 'First Printing' stated on copyright page. Jacket price clipped, jacket rubbed with two creases down rear panel, edges faintly foxed. 1958 Hard Cover. x, 586 pp. Winthrop family tree and coat of arms on endpapers. First published in 1958 and set in the early 17th century, this bestselling novel - and follow-up to Katherine - follows Elizabeth Winthrop, a courageous Puritan woman who finds herself at odds with her heritage and surroundings. Elizabeth married into the family of Governor John Winthrop of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. In those times of hardship, famine, and Indian attacks, many believed that the only way to prosper was through the strong, bigoted, and theocratic government that John Winthrop favored. Defying the government and her family, Elizabeth befriends famous heretic Anne Hutchinson, challenges an army captain, and dares to love as her heart commanded. Through Elizabeth's three marriages, struggles with her passionate beliefs, and countless rebellions, a powerful tale of fortitude, humiliation, and ultimate triumph shines through.
Synopsis
In 1631 Elizabeth Winthrop, newly widowed with an infant daughter, set sail for the New World. Against this background of rigidity and conformity she dared to befriend Anne Hutchinson at the moment of her banishment from the Massachusetts Bay Colony; dared to challenge a determined army captain bent on the massacre of her friends the Siwanoy Indians; and, above all, dared to love a man as her heart and her whole being commanded. And so, as a response to this almost unmatched courage and vitality, Governor John Winthrop came to refer to this woman in the historical records of the time as his “unregenerate niece.” Anya Seton’s riveting historical novel portrays the fortitude, humiliation, and ultimate triumph of the Winthrop woman, who believed in a concept of happiness transcending that of her own day.
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Details
- Seller
- Yesterday's Muse Books
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 2335134
- Title
- The Winthrop Woman
- Author
- Seton, Anya
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0395081769
- ISBN 13
- 9780395081761
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Company / The Riverside Press
- Place of Publication
- Boston / Cambridge
- Date Published
- 1958
- Size
- 8x6x1
- Keywords
- HISTORICAL FICTION NOVEL PURITAN AMERICA
- X weight
- 30 oz
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About the Seller
Yesterday's Muse Books
Biblio member since 2005
Webster, New York
About Yesterday's Muse Books
Yesterday's Muse Inc. is an independent used & rare bookseller that has been in operation for over 15 years. We opened our first 'brick and mortar' storefront in December of 2008 in our hometown of Webster, NY.Owner Jonathan Smalter is a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA), former vice president of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA), both of which are trade organizations created to promote ethical online selling practices, and to encourage continuing education among fellow booksellers. He is also a 2011 graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar (CABS). He has nearly 20 years of experience in the book trade, during which time he has become adept at evaluating used and collectible books.
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