Sacvan Bercovitch, Scholar Who Traced America’s Self-Image, Dies at 81 KENNETH CHANG Dr. Bercovitch argued that the Puritans did not see New England as an extension of European societies but as something new and exceptional. January 6, 2015 at 12:00AM http://nyti.ms/1HCy2iI http://nyti.ms/1HCy0as The New York Times U.S. Deaths (Obituaries)

By KENNETH CHANG via NYT / Eethg. Corps. Inc. / Terrence Herschel G. U.S. http://nyti.ms/1HCy2iI Sacvan Bercovitch, Scholar Who Traced America’s Self-Image, Dies at 81 January 6, 2015 at 12:00AM http://nyti.ms/1HCy0as The New York Times