New England's Prospect

by William Wood

First published in 1634, this book provided reliable, first-hand information on British America for prospective colonists. Part 1 offers descriptions of New England's natural environment, and part 2 describes the daily life of Indian tribes.

Genres: History, Nonfiction, American

240 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1634

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Reviews

[Els · Rating 3 out of 5]

The full title of this book (and the full titles of all books written in this era) brings me great joy.

It took up like half a page in my citations because I jolly well felt like putting the whole thing in there.

[Christopher Obert · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book. Originally published in London in 1634, Wood’s book describes 17th Century New England to “enrich the knowledge of the mind-traveling reader or benefit the future voyager.” The books mission is to relay all of the wonders and excitement of the New England country side, along with its’ wildlife, plant life, sea life and the ever present Indians. The book is made much easier to understand by comments by Alden T. Vaughan explaining old words and their meanings. He also gives lists of books to find more detailed information on each subject covered in the book. Overall an excellent book that I would like to add to my permanent library collection!

[Alexander Collins · Rating 3 out of 5]

Full of interesting anecdotes and relations. God bless New England!

[Rich · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lions on Cape Ann...

[Mary Drover · Rating 2 out of 5]

I wouldn’t particularly recommend this to anyone, but, if you like transcendentalism, this is a tad bit like it–at least, the first half anyway. I could care less about the second half, but I did quite enjoy Wood’s narration of the nature of New England. I had to read this for class, so it was no great joy plowing through it.