pstrongAn authoritative selection of the writings of one of the most important early American writers/strong/ppstrongA brilliant collection that reveals the extraordinary range of Cotton Mathers interests and contributionsby far the best introduction to the mind of the Puritan divine.Francis J. Bremer, author of emLay Empowerment and the Development of Puritanism/em/strong/ppCotton Mather (16631728) has a wide presence in American culture, and longtime scholarly interest in him is increasing as more of his previously unpublished writings are made available. This reader serves as an introduction to the man and to his huge body of published and unpublished works./p