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What 1637 literary work, written by the founder of the Merrymount colony in present-day Massachusetts, was likely the first book that was explicitly banned in what is now the United States?

Question #148486. Asked by pehinhota.
Last updated May 26 2021.
Originally posted May 26 2021 1:04 PM.

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The New English Canaan by Thomas Morton
In 1637 Morton became a political celebrity with the publication of his three-volume New English Canaan, based on notes of his legal campaign.

link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Morton_%28colonist%29
Response last updated by elburcher on May 26 2021.
May 26 2021, 1:15 PM
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