Anne Hutchinson's Way

by Jeannine Atkins

Other authorsMichael Dooling (Illustrator)

Hardcover, 2007

Status

Available

Call number

B1591

Publication

Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) (2007), Edition: 1st, 32 pages

Description

A fictionalized episode from the life of Anne Hutchinson, who arrived with her family in Massachusetts in 1634, but was soon banished for holding religious meetings and teaching ideas with which Puritan ministers disagreed.

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LibraryThing member ringenka

The historical facts of Anne Hutchinson are portrayed in Anne Hutchinson’s Way by focusing on her youngest daughter Susanna. The story begins with the family crossing the Atlantic to join the settlers of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. The story describes the evolution of Anne's prayer group and

the beliefs which led to the family's expulsion. Details are given about life in the colony and the journey to Rhode Island and then New York. At the end of the book is a summary of facts regarding the remainder of Anne's and Susanna's lives. Although the characters and facts are real, the stories surrounding the facts are fiction. This book is the size of a picture book with slightly more dense text. Two page spreads feature oil paintings portraying well researched appropriate costume and settings. Age: 7-10.

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LibraryThing member mrcmyoung

Anne Hutchinson refuses to back down to colony leaders who forbid her from preaching. When she is banished from the colony, her family must set out for a new homestead. An inspiring portrait of courage, though drably written and illustrated.

LibraryThing member amoore1

Anne Hutchinson, her husband, and ten children were a Puritan family who left England to settle in Massachusetts. Anne was a strong and spirited woman, especially for colonial times, because she preached to her community. She would preach within her own home and anyone was welcome. Because holding

meetings was illegal for women she was locked away in a seperate prison for a winter. When spring finally came Anne was released from prison and reunited with her children. Soon after, she and her children followed her husband to a land outside of Massachusetts to start a new home. This book was really great. I would like to read it to students when studying significant historical women. After reading a researching a little on each particular historical woman, students could choose their "favorite" and develop a presentation about her.

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