Introduction: Why John Davenport? -- Coventry -- Oxford -- Hilton Castle -- London : the Early Years -- London Rector -- Campaigning for Reform -- Nonconformity -- The Dutch Interlude : Controversy in Amsterdam -- The Hague and Rotterdam -- Boston -- A New Heaven in a New Earth -- The Quinnipiac Jerusalem -- Everyday Life in Mr. Davenport's Town -- From Town to Colony -- Cracks in the Foundation -- Beyond New Haven -- Defending Congregationalism and Baptism -- The End of the New Haven Colony -- The Fight Continues -- Boston Divided -- The Last Struggle -- Epilogue
Summary
This enlightening biography of an important figure in New England history provides a unique perspective on the 17th-century transatlantic Puritan movement
