With towering figures like William Bradford, Massosit, Squanto and the distinctly American hero Benjamin Church at the center of his narrative, Philbrick has fashioned a fresh and compelling portrait of the dawn of American history-a history dominated right from the start by issues of race, violence, and religion.
But within decades, New England would erupt into King Philip’s War, a savagely bloody conflict that nearly wiped out English colonists and natives alike and forever altering the face of the fledgling colonies and the country that would grow from them.
Initially the two groups-the Wampanoags, led by the charismatic and calculating chief Massasoit, and the Pilgrims, whose pugnacious military officer Miles Standish was barely five feet tall-maintained a fragile working relationship. The Mayflower’s religious refugees arrived in Plymouth Harbor during a period of crisis for Native Americans as disease spread by European fishermen devastated their populations.
Yet, as bestselling author Nathaniel Philbrick reveals in his spellbinding new book, the true story of the Pilgrims is much more than the well-known tale of piety and sacrifice it is a fifty-five-year epic that is at once tragic, heroic, exhilarating, and profound. Philbrick has fashioned a fresh portrait of the dawn of American history-dominated right from the start by issues of race, violence, and religion.-From publisher description.2006 1st edition (stated) Viking publishers, New York hardbound in forest green boards with gilt lettering on spine very good condition with unmarked pages, appears unread dust jacket very good.įrom the perilous ocean crossing to the shared bounty of the first Thanksgiving, the Pilgrim settlement of New England has become enshrined as our most sacred national myth. The startling story of the Plymouth Colony-from the flight to religious freedom to the war that ravaged New England-is told by the bestselling author of In. The item Mayflower : a story of courage, community, and war, by Nathaniel Philbrick, (text large print) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment. But within decades, New England erupted into King Philip's War, a savage conflict that nearly wiped out colonists and natives alike, and forever altered the face of the fledgling colonies and the country that would grow from them. Initially the two groups maintained a fragile working relationship. The Mayflower's religious refugees arrived in Plymouth Harbor during a period of crisis for Native Americans, as disease spread by European fishermen devastated their populations. Yet, as author Philbrick reveals, the true story of the Pilgrims is much more than the well-known tale of piety and sacrifice it is a 55-year epic. Explores the history of the Plymouth Colony.įrom the perilous ocean crossing to the shared bounty of the first Thanksgiving, the Pilgrim settlement of New England has become enshrined as our most sacred national myth.
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