Roger Williams
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The book discusses Williams' journey back to London, where he sought legal recognition of his colony, spread his enlightened views on Native Americans, and (alongside John Milton) fought passionately for religious freedom. Gaustad also describes how the royal charter of Rhode Island, obtained by Williams in 1663, would become the blueprint of religious freedom for many other colonies and a foundation stone for the First Amendment. Here, then is a vibrant portrait of a great American who is truly worthy of remembrance.
A leading expert on the life of Roger Williams offers this authoritative biography of the founder of Rhode Island and the first Baptist Church in America, and a colonist who befriended Native Americans and took seriously their culture and their legal rights. Illustrations.
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