which Thomas Hooker deserves more than any other man to be called the father. The government of the United States today is in lineal descent more nearly related to that of Connecticut than to that of any of the other thirteen colonies." STATEMENTThis book was pretty deep for even a graduate student to read, but I tried to bring out some of, what I thought , were important issues. The Puritans of Massachusetts came to the New World at the time of the Protestant Reformation was in full force which gave a very difficult view of religious beliefs in America. The facts have been long imbedded in our history, that religion is the major factor that founded our country. Freedom of religion was a necessity to the colonist. The author was very informative and convincing to me....
