The life and times of Cotton Mather
- Authors
- Silverman, Kenneth
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Tags
- 1663-1728 , puritans , biography , mather , history , cotton , religion
- Date
- 1984-03-01T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 2.13 MB
- Lang
- en
The early American Congregational minister and author Cotton Mather (1663-1728), remembered mainly for his participation in the Salem witch trials, is perhaps the greatest and most misunderstood figure in pre-revolutionary American history. Mather believed his main purpose in life was to do good and he devoted his life to praying, preaching, and writing, eventually publishing more than 400 works.