The Emancipation of Massachusetts

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This is a classic work on the history of the Massachusetts Bay theocracy from 1630 to 1776 and, more generally, the history of the theocratic idea from Moses until the twentieth century. The book also contains reflections on the history of law and government. Brooks Adams (1848-1927) was the grandson of U.S. President John Quincy Adams and the great-grandson of President John Adams.This is the original revised and enlarged edition, published in 1919, of this work. It can be downloaded in PDF at no charge from Google Books. A Kindle e-book edition is also available at no charge. Paper reprint e...