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Indlæser... Mayflower Lives: Pilgrims in a New World and the Early American Experienceaf Martyn Whittock
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. I am sure with the 400th anniversary of the Pilgrim voyage coming up next year, this could be the first of many books coming up with new angles to that story. I actually really liked how the author broke up the book into about 15 different sections, highlighting both Saints and Strangers individually, instead of how so often we just learn about the Pilgrims en masse. Naturally, someone like William Bradford, who left behind so much written material is easy to dig into. What I found fascinating was the research into both Native Americans, women and even the story of the four More children in which I learned things I certainly didn't know. He's very passionate about his subject and it shows. ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
Leading into the 400th anniversary of the voyage of the Mayflower, Martyn Whittock examines the lives of the "saints" (members of the Separatist puritan congregations) and "strangers" (economic migrants) on the original ship. Collectively, these people would become known to history as "the Pilgrims." The story of the Pilgrims has taken on a life of its own as one of our founding national myths-their escape from religious persecution, the dangerous transatlantic journey, that brutal first winter. Throughout the narrative, we meet characters already familiar to us through Thanksgiving folklore-Captain Jones, Myles Standish, and Tisquantum (Squanto)-as well as new ones. There is Mary Chilton, the first woman to set foot on shore, and asylum seeker William Bradford. We meet fur trapper John Howland and little Mary More, who was brought as an indentured servant. Then there is Stephen Hopkins, who had already survived one shipwreck and was the only Mayflower passenger with any prior American experience. Decidedly un-puritanical, he kept a tavern and was frequently chastised for allowing drinking on Sundays. Epic and intimate, Mayflower Lives is a rich and rewarding book that promises to enthrall readers of early American history.-- No library descriptions found. |
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