Author: Ava Chamberlain
Publisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 0814723748
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Who was Elizabeth Tuttle? In most histories, she is a footnote, a blip. At best, she is a minor villain in the story of Jonathan Edwards, perhaps the greatest American theologian of the colonial era. Many historians consider Jonathan Edwards a theological genius, wildly ahead of his time, a Puritan hero. Elizabeth Tuttle was Edwards’s “crazy grandmother,” the one whose madness and adultery drove his despairing grandfather to divorce. In this compelling and meticulously researched work of micro-history, Ava Chamberlain unearths a fuller history of Elizabeth Tuttle. It is a violent and tragic story in which anxious patriarchs struggle to govern their households, unruly women disobey their husbands, mental illness tears families apart, and loved ones die sudden deaths. Through the lens of Elizabeth Tuttle, Chamberlain re-examines the common narrative of Jonathan Edwards’s ancestry, giving his long-ignored paternal grandmother a voice. Tracing this story into the 19th century, she creates a new way of looking at both ordinary families of colonial New England and how Jonathan Edwards’s family has been remembered by his descendants,contemporary historians, and, significantly, eugenicists. For as Chamberlain uncovers, it was during the eugenics movement, which employed the Edwards family as an ideal, that the crazy grandmother story took shape. The Notorious Elizabeth Tuttle not only brings to light the tragic story of an ordinary woman living in early New England, it also explores the deeper tension between the ideal of Puritan family life and its messy reality, complicating the way America has thought about its Puritan past.
The Notorious Elizabeth Tuttle
Author: Ava Chamberlain
Publisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 0814723748
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Who was Elizabeth Tuttle? In most histories, she is a footnote, a blip. At best, she is a minor villain in the story of Jonathan Edwards, perhaps the greatest American theologian of the colonial era. Many historians consider Jonathan Edwards a theological genius, wildly ahead of his time, a Puritan hero. Elizabeth Tuttle was Edwards’s “crazy grandmother,” the one whose madness and adultery drove his despairing grandfather to divorce. In this compelling and meticulously researched work of micro-history, Ava Chamberlain unearths a fuller history of Elizabeth Tuttle. It is a violent and tragic story in which anxious patriarchs struggle to govern their households, unruly women disobey their husbands, mental illness tears families apart, and loved ones die sudden deaths. Through the lens of Elizabeth Tuttle, Chamberlain re-examines the common narrative of Jonathan Edwards’s ancestry, giving his long-ignored paternal grandmother a voice. Tracing this story into the 19th century, she creates a new way of looking at both ordinary families of colonial New England and how Jonathan Edwards’s family has been remembered by his descendants,contemporary historians, and, significantly, eugenicists. For as Chamberlain uncovers, it was during the eugenics movement, which employed the Edwards family as an ideal, that the crazy grandmother story took shape. The Notorious Elizabeth Tuttle not only brings to light the tragic story of an ordinary woman living in early New England, it also explores the deeper tension between the ideal of Puritan family life and its messy reality, complicating the way America has thought about its Puritan past.
Publisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 0814723748
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Who was Elizabeth Tuttle? In most histories, she is a footnote, a blip. At best, she is a minor villain in the story of Jonathan Edwards, perhaps the greatest American theologian of the colonial era. Many historians consider Jonathan Edwards a theological genius, wildly ahead of his time, a Puritan hero. Elizabeth Tuttle was Edwards’s “crazy grandmother,” the one whose madness and adultery drove his despairing grandfather to divorce. In this compelling and meticulously researched work of micro-history, Ava Chamberlain unearths a fuller history of Elizabeth Tuttle. It is a violent and tragic story in which anxious patriarchs struggle to govern their households, unruly women disobey their husbands, mental illness tears families apart, and loved ones die sudden deaths. Through the lens of Elizabeth Tuttle, Chamberlain re-examines the common narrative of Jonathan Edwards’s ancestry, giving his long-ignored paternal grandmother a voice. Tracing this story into the 19th century, she creates a new way of looking at both ordinary families of colonial New England and how Jonathan Edwards’s family has been remembered by his descendants,contemporary historians, and, significantly, eugenicists. For as Chamberlain uncovers, it was during the eugenics movement, which employed the Edwards family as an ideal, that the crazy grandmother story took shape. The Notorious Elizabeth Tuttle not only brings to light the tragic story of an ordinary woman living in early New England, it also explores the deeper tension between the ideal of Puritan family life and its messy reality, complicating the way America has thought about its Puritan past.
Tuttle's Red Barn
Author: Richard Michelson
Publisher: Putnam Publishing Group
ISBN: 9780399243547
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Combining woodcut illustrations with inspirational prose, this picture book follows the Tuttle family, who, through the years, witnessed many historical events as they passed down their farm from generation to generation.
Publisher: Putnam Publishing Group
ISBN: 9780399243547
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Combining woodcut illustrations with inspirational prose, this picture book follows the Tuttle family, who, through the years, witnessed many historical events as they passed down their farm from generation to generation.
Tuttle Family in America
Author: Alva M. Tuttle
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Genealogy
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Genealogy
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
A Descendant of the Mayflower the Roots of My Life
Author: Janice Tuttle Friel
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781523679669
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
The "Roots of My Life" book is a genealogical history of a family verifying direct lineage to the Mayflower which landed at Plymouth Rock in 1620. The book is a riveting account of the descendants of the Mayflower as the Tuttle family establishes itself in the New World, America.The book tells a story of faith, sacrifices, suffering, joy, adventure and fleeing religious persecution. The book accurately documents the lives, successes, and failures of a family tree as it enters the 21st century beginnings with that first step onto Plymouth Rock. This families history transports the reader through the earliest settlements to the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, both World Wars and into modern day society. Follow the Tuttle family as it's legacy unfolds the birth of a nation.
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781523679669
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
The "Roots of My Life" book is a genealogical history of a family verifying direct lineage to the Mayflower which landed at Plymouth Rock in 1620. The book is a riveting account of the descendants of the Mayflower as the Tuttle family establishes itself in the New World, America.The book tells a story of faith, sacrifices, suffering, joy, adventure and fleeing religious persecution. The book accurately documents the lives, successes, and failures of a family tree as it enters the 21st century beginnings with that first step onto Plymouth Rock. This families history transports the reader through the earliest settlements to the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, both World Wars and into modern day society. Follow the Tuttle family as it's legacy unfolds the birth of a nation.
The Tuttle Twins Learn About The Law
Author: Connor Boyack
Publisher: Libertas Press
ISBN: 0989291227
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Until now, freedom-minded parents had no educational material to teach their children the concepts of liberty. The Tuttle Twins series of books helps children learn about political and economic principles in a fun and engaging manner. With colorful illustrations and a fun story, your children will follow Ethan and Emily as they learn about liberty!
Publisher: Libertas Press
ISBN: 0989291227
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Until now, freedom-minded parents had no educational material to teach their children the concepts of liberty. The Tuttle Twins series of books helps children learn about political and economic principles in a fun and engaging manner. With colorful illustrations and a fun story, your children will follow Ethan and Emily as they learn about liberty!
Tuttle Family in America
Tuttle - Tuthill Lines in America
Author: Alva M. Tuttle
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780740411229
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 726
Book Description
Tuttle - Tuthill Family
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780740411229
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 726
Book Description
Tuttle - Tuthill Family
The Tuttle Family
Author: Roma Samons Tuttle
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Kentucky
Languages : en
Pages : 261
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Kentucky
Languages : en
Pages : 261
Book Description
The Tuttle Family
The Tuttle Twins and the Education Vacation
Author: Connor Boyack
Publisher: Libertas Press
ISBN: 9781943521371
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher: Libertas Press
ISBN: 9781943521371
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description