The New-England Primer: The Original 1777 Edition, Hardcover/John Cotton

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John Cotton penned his primer and catechesism in the 1600s, but the Puritans brought it with them when they came to America, where it it flourished. Indeed, one of our earliest copies available is this facsimile version from 1777, which was sub-titled, "Improved for The More Easy Attaining the True Reading of English." Witness in this careful reproduction how seamlessly the teaching of literacy in the colonies was with teaching of Christianity. Many reproductions of this primer are small and hard to read, but this edition has slightly increased the size of the text so that it is more readable. As with any facsimile, all the flaws will by definition be retained. On the same measure, all the aspects that made the work great remain, too.

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John Cotton

preot, teolog englez, imigrant în Massachusetts (1585-1652)

John Cotton a fost un cleric în Anglia și în coloniile americane și a fost considerat ministrul și teologul de top al Coloniei Golfului Massachusetts. A studiat timp de cinci ani la Trinity College, Cambridge, și nouă ani la Emmanuel College, Cambridge. Avusese deja o reputație de erudit și predicator de excepție când a acceptat funcția de ministru al Bisericii Sfântul Botolph din Boston, în Lincolnshire, în 1612.