<P> During the 1600 's , a very prevalent form of book censorship in the United States was book burning . In October of 1650 , William Pynchon 's pamphlet , The Meritorious Price of Our Redemption , was criticized and promptly burned by the Puritan government . This book burning in Boston , Massachusetts is often referred to and even considered the `` first book burning in America '' . </P>
<P> During the 1600 's , a very prevalent form of book censorship in the United States was book burning . In October of 1650 , William Pynchon 's pamphlet , The Meritorious Price of Our Redemption , was criticized and promptly burned by the Puritan government . This book burning in Boston , Massachusetts is often referred to and even considered the `` first book burning in America '' . </P>
when was the first book banned in the united states
when was the first book banned in the united states
October of 1650
October of 1650