Rare and modern books
[Motley
MERRY-MOUNT; A ROMANCE OF THE MASSACHUSETTS COLONY
James Munroe and Company, 1849
275.00 €
Buddenbrooks Inc.
(Newburyport, United States of America)
The correct shipping costs are calculated once the shipping address is entered during order creation. One or more delivery methods are available at the Seller's own discretion: Standard, Express, Economy, In-store pick-up.
Bookshop shipping conditions:
For items priced over €300, it is possible to request an instalment plan from Maremagnum. Payment can be made with Carta del Docente, Carta della cultura giovani e del merito, Public Administration.
Delivery time is estimated according to the shipping time of the bookshop and the courier. In case of customs detention, delivery delays may occur. Any customs duties are charged to the recipient.
For more infoPayment methods
- PayPal
- Credit card
- Bank transfer
-
Find out how to use
your Carta del Docente -
Find out how to use
your Carta della cultura giovani e del merito
Details
Description
Edizione: a fascinating historical novel about the early colony of massachusetts. the settlement at mount wollaston (now quincy), massachustts, was founded in 1625 by captain wollaston and thomas morton, a british adventurer and anglican. when the captain withdrew to virginia with his indentured white servants, morton took possession of the site, which was renamed ma-re-mount. there, according to bradford, the anglican settlers established a ?schoole of athisme,? whose members revived ?the beastly practices of the madd bachanalians.? the frolicking of the colonists about a maypole and their trading of weapons to the indians caused myles standish to be sent to seize morton, who was transferred to england under arrest (1628). although the colony was dispersed, several ?revelers? lingered on. morton's new english canaan (1637) presents his version of events, while bradford and john winthrop represent the puritan and separatist views in their histories. hawthorne's ?the maypole of merrymount? (1837) is an allegorical tale, and other literary treatments include motley's romance merry-mount (1849) offered here.<br> copies in such fine condition and with excellent massachusetts provenance as here are rarely encountered.