The Dramatic Story of America's Founding Mother
Eve LaPlante, a sixth great-granddaughter of Samuel Sewall, is the author of two previous critically acclaimed books: American Jezebel, a biography of her ancestor Anne Hutchinson, and Seized, a narrative portrait of temporal lobe epilepsy. LaPlante has degrees from Princeton and Harvard and has written for The Atlantic, the New York Times, Ladies' Home Journal, and Boston magazine. She lives with her family in New England on land once owned by Judge Sewall.
“A vivid account, full of surprising twists and turns...richly documented....”
--- Susan Quinn, author of Marie Curie: A Life and A Mind of Her Own: A Life of Karen Horney
“What true heroes can I tell my students about? …read LaPlante’s biography to make [Hutchinson] and her courage come alive.”
---Howard Zinn, author of A People's History of the United States
“...charming exploration of the life and times of Anne Hutchinson....A personal and appreciative tribute.”
---Edwin Gaustad, author (with Leigh E. Schmidt) of A Religious History of America
“Fast-paced and elegant...LaPlante’s first-rate biography offers glimpses into the life and teachings of a much-neglected figure.”
-Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“[F]ascinating...engaging...What LaPlante has reconstructed here supplies a welcome new podium for a brave Puritan theologian....”
-Christian Science Monitor
“[t]he most significant woman in pre-Revolutionary America...rescued from obscurity and re-introduced to 21st Century America.”
-Peter J. Gomes, author of The Good Life
“[a] spirited biography of Anne Hutchinson… LaPlante’s rendering suggests how deeply resonant that history remains.”
---Leigh E. Schmidt, Princeton University
“This book is New England history at its best....it carries with it a message for today as well.”.”
---Michael Dukakis, former Governor of Massachusetts
“American Jezebel is stunning book, exquisitely written, it fills in a crucial piece of American history.”
---Carol Gilligan, author of In A Different Voice and The Birth of Pleasure
“[A] well-researched account...LaPlante paints a fascinating portrait...[and] deftly depicts the gritty world of colonial New England.”
-Booklist
“A new biography well worth reading... Anne Hutchinson is among the most-neglected, most important figures in United States history.”
---Nick Gillespie, Reason Magazine
“[Hutchinson’s] crime and her trial are skillfully recounted....[a] satisfying history.”
---Providence Journal Book Review
“[LaPlante] makes her kinswoman’s fate into a riveting drama...an enthralling narrative.”
---The New York Sun
““Remarkably successful... traces the vein of an ongoing ambivalence about powerful public women in America... particularly good on the sexual mores of the Puritans...”
---Laura Miller, salon.com
“A powerful and fascinating book that deserves wide reading.”
-Boston Globe
“[Hutcinson’s] legacy lives on, and American Jezebel comes as a timely reminder of the causes she held dear:”
-BookPage
“[A] powerful biography of a woman who refused to still her voice.”
-Dallas Morning News
“The most full-scale biography of Hutchinson to date, and a readable, useful account of the challenges women faced...diligently researched and well-crafted.”
-Minneapolis Star Tribune
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