{"product_id":"puritans-at-play-leisure-and-recreation-in-colonial-new-england","title":"Puritans at Play: Leisure and Recreation in Colonial New England","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Daniels, Bruce C.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrand:\u003c\/b\u003e Springer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition:\u003c\/b\u003e 1996\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber Of Pages:\u003c\/b\u003e 285\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePartNumber:\u003c\/b\u003e black \u0026amp; white illustrations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 11-09-1996\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\u003e 'It is rare for a book to be both erudite and amusing at the same time, and this book has succeeded. It has changed the common but unacceptable image of the Puritans as dull, solemn, melancholy misanthropes' - Horton Davies, author of The Worship of the American Puritans For over four centuries, 'puritan' has been a synonym for dour, joyless, and repressed. In Puritans at Play, Bruce Daniels reappraises the accuracy of this grim portrait by examining leisure and recreation in colonial and revolutionary New England. Chapters on music, dinner parties, dancing, sex, alcohol, taverns, and sports are presented in a lively style making this book as entertaining as it is illuminating.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEAN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312161248\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eModel:\u003c\/b\u003e black \u0026amp; white illustrations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eItem Condition:\u003c\/b\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Springer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757480083757,"sku":"FBA_N_AM_6536","price":23.22,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0753\/5853\/5981\/files\/71ZIsQDlxYL.jpg?v=1768489676","url":"https:\/\/silkroadstore.us\/products\/puritans-at-play-leisure-and-recreation-in-colonial-new-england","provider":"Silk Road Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}