Puritans at Play Leisure And Recreation in Colonial New England

For over four centuries, "Puritan" has been a synonym for dour, joyless, and repressed. In the classic text Puritans at Play, now in its tenth anniversary edition, 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 that makes this book as entertaining for students as it is illuminating.Daniels, Bruce C. is the author of 'Puritans at Play Leisure And Recreation in Colonial New England', published 2005 under ISBN 9781403972125 and ISBN 1403972125.