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 AUTHORED BY ROGER WILLIAMS

The Correspondence of Roger Williams:
1629-1653 : 1654-1682
by Glenn W. Lafantasie
Hardcover
University Press of New England (July 1988)
ISBN: 0874513863
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 BIOGRAPHIES

The First American Founder: Roger Williams and Freedom of Conscience
by Alan E. Johnson
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Paperback – 662 pages (also available as a Kindle e-book)
Philosophia Publications (July 2015)
ISBN:  978-1511823715
Dimensions (in inches):  6 x 1.5 x 9
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I, Roger Williams
by Mary Lee Settle
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Hardcover - 320 pages (April 2001)
W.W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393049051
Dimensions (in inches): 1.08 x 9.58 x 6.59
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Liberty of Conscience: Roger Williams in America (Library of Religious Biography Series)
by Edwin Scott Gaustad
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Paperback - 248 pages
Judson Press (July 1999)
ISBN: 0817013385
Dimensions (in inches): 0.70 x 8.45 x 5.50

Master Roger Williams, A Biography
by Ola Elizabeth Winslow
The MacMillan Company (1957)
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Millenarian Piety of Roger Williams
by W. Clark Gilpin
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Roger Williams
by Henry Chupack
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Roger Williams
by William Jay Jacobs
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Roger Williams: A Contribution to the American Tradition
by Perry Miller
Bobbs-Merrill Company (1953)
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Roger Williams, God's Apostle of Advocacy : Biography and Rhetoric (Studies in American Religion, Vol 36)
by L. Raymond Camp
Hardcover
Edwin Mellen Press (January 1989)
ISBN: 0889466793
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Roger Williams and Puritan Radicalism in the English Separatist Tradition (Studies in American Religion, Vol 34)
by Hugh Spurgin
Hardcover
Edwin Mellen Press (September 1989)
ISBN: 0889466785
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Roger Williams: A Reference Guide
by Wallace Coyle
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Roger Williams: A Study of the Life, Times and Character of a Political Pioneer
by Edmund James Carpenter
Hardcover
Ayer Co Pub (June 1972)
ISBN: 083699955X

Roger Williams' Dream for America (American University Studies Series IX History,  Vol 129)
by Donald Skaggs
Hardcover
Peter Lang Publishing (August 1993)
ISBN: 0820418706
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Roger Williams, Prophet and Pioneer
by Emily Easton
Hardcover
AMS Press (June 1970)
ISBN: 0404022367

Roger Williams, The Pioneer of Religious Liberty
by Oscar S. Straus
Hardcover
Ayer Co Pub (June 1936)
ISBN: 0836955862

Separating Church and State: Roger Williams and Religious Liberty
by Timothy L. Hall
Paperback - 272 pages
Univ of Illinois Pr (Pro Ref) (January 1998)
ISBN: 0252066642
Dimensions (in inches): 0.66 x 8.90 x 5.92
Review: Roger Williams, founder of the colony of Rhode Island, is famous as an apostle of religious tolerance and a foe of religious establishments. In Separating Church and State, Timothy Hall combines impressive historical and legal scholarship to explore Williams's theory of religious liberty and relate it to current debate. Williams's fierce religious dogmatism, Hall argues, is precisely what led to his religious tolerance, making him one of the most articulate champions in history of the argument for the necessary separation of church and state.

Trust and Treachery: An Historical Novel of Early Seventeenth-Century England and New England
by Linda Kraeger
Hardcover
Edwin Mellen Press (August 1996)
ISBN: 0773442421

 GENEALOGIES

Descendants of Roger Williams — Published by Roger Williams Family Association

• Book I: The Waterman and Winsor Lines Through His Daughter Mercy Williams
  Waterman Line - Compiled by Dorothy Higson White; Winsor Line - Compiled by Kay Kirlin Moore
  Includes supplemental additions and corrections
  Hardcover, 1991
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• Book II: The Hart Line Through His Daughter Freeborn Williams
  Compiled by Kay Kirlin Moore; Edited by Dorothy Higson White
  Hardcover, 1998
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• Book III: The Sayles Line Through His Daughter Mary Williams
  Compiled by Dorothy Higson White
  Hardcover, 2002
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• Book IV: Through His Son Joseph Williams
  Compiled by Elsie B. Williams
  Hardcover, 2009
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• Book V: Through His Son Daniel Williams
  Compiled by Elsie B. Williams
  Hardcover, 2014
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 JUVENILE BOOK SELECTIONS

Dream Seekers: Roger Williams' Stand For Freedom (The American Adventure)
by Loree Lough
Reading level: Ages 9-12
Library Binding - 144 pages
Chelsea House Pub (August 1998)
ISBN: 0791050432
Dimensions (in inches): 0.66 x 9.33 x 6.25
Synopsis: When twelve-year-old Phillip and his sister move with their parents from Plymouth to Boston in 1634, they encounter mysterious Indians and survive narrow escapes.

Finding Providence: The Story of Roger Williams (An I Can Read Chapter Book)
by James Watling Avi (Illustrator)
Reading level: Ages 9-12
Hardcover - 48 pages
Harper Collins Juvenile Books (February 1997)
ISBN: 0060251794
Dimensions (in inches): 0.45 x 8.84 x 6.19
Library Binding - 48 pages
Harper Collins Children's Books  (February 1997)
ISBN: 0060252944
Dimensions (in inches): 0.46 x 8.85 x 6.21
Paperback - 48 pages
Harper Trophy (September 1997)
ISBN: 0064442160
Dimensions (in inches): 0.15 x 8.43 x 5.50
Turtleback
Demco Media (September 1997)
ISBN: 0606113258
Synopsis: In 1635, Roger Williams is on trial in the Massachusetts Bay Colony for preaching what was then considered radical ideas about freedom and equality. When Roger is found guilty, he must escape and travel into the wilderness, where his only hope will be to find his friends the Narragansett Indians. Avi's account of how Williams founded Providence, Rhode Island, is vividly brought to life. Full color.

Roger Williams
by Mark Ammerman
Reading level: Ages 9-12
Paperback
Barbour & Co. (January 1996)
ISBN: 1557487618
Dimensions (in inches): 0.59 x 5.33 x 4.09
Synopsis: Here is a biography of America's pioneer of separation of church and state, Roger Williams, written for young readers. It tells the story of Williams arrival in the New World in 1631, his expulsion from Massachusetts Bay, and his founding of Rhode Island.

 MISCELLANEOUS LINKS

Statue of Roger Williams
National Statuary Hall Collection, U.S. Capitol
Roger Williams: Champion of Liberty
Ian Williams Goddard