![]() William Bradford was among the first to write about their journey. They had lost their homes and their land, and they were searching for a new place to live. #4 The Pilgrims were a group of English people who were almost always on the move. ![]() They were well prepared to face the difficulties of a strange and hard land, and they were knit together as a body in a most strict and sacred bond. Nathaniel Philbricks book Mayflower appears at first glance to be merely a recounting of the Pilgrims journey to the New World and their miraculous survival. #3 The Puritans believed that they were pilgrims on a divinely ordained mission to establish a Christian colony in America. They were mostly families who were willing to endure almost anything if it meant they could worship as they pleased. #2 The English Puritans who founded the colony of Virginia Company in 1607 were a very different sort of group than the typical noblemen, craftsmen, and servants who had founded Jamestown in Virginia. This is a charming early memoir of midlife by the bestselling author of Mayflower and In the Heart of the Sea, recounting his attempt to recapture a. ![]() They had endured long delays, seasickness, and cold weather, but they had helped the carpenter repair the ship’s fractured beam. Sample Book Insights: #1 The Mayflower had set sail with three pregnant mothers: Elizabeth Hopkins, Susanna White, and Mary Allerton. Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. ![]()
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