The Pilgrim Temple-Builders (Classic Reprint): A Sermon Preached in the Congregational Tabernacle, Jersey City, N. J., On the Sabbath Before ... Day, December 17, 1865 (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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Discover how faith, schooling, and civic duty shaped America’s core institutions .

This historical narrative traces the Pilgrims and New England’s early builders, showing how education, religious liberty, and self-government became the towers of a free republic.

From the Mayflower covenant to the founding of colleges and common schools, the book links spiritual purpose with practical nation‑building. It contrasts New England’s proactive education system with the colonial South, and explains how these foundations reached across the country to influence laws, culture, and public life. The result is a thoughtful portrait of how early ideals became enduring American structures.

• Learn how early settlers organized schools, libraries, and colleges to educate citizens.
• See the link between religious liberty, self-government, and lasting public institutions.
• Explore the contrasts between New England and other colonies and their impact on national growth.
• Understand how the Pilgrims’ example inspired later generations to expand education and civic duty.

Ideal for readers with an interest in American history, religion, and the roots of public education and law.

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