document&p00=edward+winthrop&sortBy=socre&sortOrder=desc>. 

The main purpose it to show how John Winthrop is American Forgotten Founding Father. John Winthrop is an important person to know about because many authors have used his interpretations of colonial life to support their own work. This is also the reason why his writings are critical to an understanding of the literary period. This resource is helpful in reading, and interpreting John Winthrop because the source is all about him and his accomplishments. This is a credible source because the author and publisher are clearly stated. It is also credible because the source has a complete bibliography.

 

2. Euchner, Charles C.; Fowler, William M.  “Embracing that ‘City Upon a Hill’.”Boston Globe.  September 4, 2002.  June 2, 2007.    < http://www.ksg.harvard.edu/news/opeds/2002/city_hill_euchner_bg_090402.htm >. 

This article was printed in the Boston Globe as the anniversary of the founding of Boston drew near.  John Winthrop was the founder of the puritan societies in New England.  He was the governor of Massachusetts for 20 years.  This article looks at the ideas of John Winthrop and how they have affected the development of Massachusetts and the nation. John Winthrop is critically important in puritan society.  He served at the original governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.  He was elected the leader of his party even before the group left England.  Winthrop was leading a group of people who sought to establish the “city of God” in the new world.  As leader, Winthrop enforced the ideals of obedience.  He shaped the direction that the colony would take. This resource is helpful to understand Winthrop because it looks at him from the perspective of 400 years in the future.  History has given us a long time to look at Winthrop and to decide what affect he has had on modern society.The author of the article is the president of The Rappaport institute at Harvard College.  Harvard is a well respected institution.