The Writing of John Winthrop, Jr., Alchemy, and the Creation of New England Culture, 1606-1676

Walter Woodward, the Connecticut State Historian and Assoc. Prof. of History at the Univ. of Connecticut, Storrs, will be giving this talk via Skype hookup on Tuesday, April 26, 1-2:15, in HSSB 3001E (the seminar room located in the old Religious Studies Dept office) as part of the history department colloquium series and my History 201AM seminar on Colonial America.
Woodward’s talk will touch on colonial history, history of science, and public history, as well as offer a narrative of his own development as a scholar and public history professional. Ever wondered what it would be like to be a state historian? Walter can tell you: it keeps you on your toes.

Woodward will address the process of conceiving, researching, writing, and publishing his book, Prospero’s America: John Winthrop, Jr., Alchemy, and the Creation of New England Culture, 1606-1676 (Omohundro Institute, UNC Press 2010). This is a study of John Winthrop Jr, the founder of New London Colony, governor of Connecticut, and a leading alchemical and medical practitioner in seventeenth-century New England.

The book itself is available at:
Amazon.com.

Or you can find a description and review of it at:
philobiblios blog.

Hope to see you there!

This program co-sponsored by the Department of History and the Program in Public Historical Studies.

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