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Magnalia Christi Americana
Magnalia Christi Americana is a book written in 1702 by Cotton Mather. Its title is in Latin, and is usually given the English title The Ecclesiastical History of New England. It was written in English and published in London.
It details the religious development of Massachusetts, and other nearby colonies in New England. An exerpt of the book is collected in the widely respected Norton Anthology . This excerpt details the works and accomplishments of William Bradford. Other notable parts of the book are Mather's descriptions of the Salem witch trials, in which he criticizes some of the methods of the court, and his assertions that Puritan slaveholders should do more to convert their slaves to Christianity.
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