The Mayflower Papers: Selected Writings of Colonial New EnglandPenguin, 2007 M04 24 - 336 páginas The most important personal accounts of the Plymouth Colony, the key sources of Nathaniel Philbrick's New York Times bestseller Mayflower National Book Award winner Nathaniel Philbrick and his father, Thomas Philbrick, present the most significant and readable original works that were used in the writing of Mayflower, offering a definitive look at a crucial era of America's history. The selections include William Bradford's "Of Plymouth Plantation" (1651), the most comprehensive of all contemporary accounts of settlement in seventeenth-century America; Benjamin Church's "Entertaining Passages Relating to Philip's War 1716," an eye-opening account from Church's field notes from battle; and much more. Providing explanatory notes for every piece, the editors have vividly re-created the world of seventeenth-century New England for anyone interested in the early history of our nation. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. |
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... knew they were pilgrims and looked not much on those things , but lifted up their eyes to the heavens , their dearest country , and quieted their spirits . When they came to the place , they found the ship and all things ready ; and ...
... knew they were pilgrims and looked not much on those things , but lifted up their eyes to the heavens , their dearest country , and quieted their spirits . When they came to the place , they found the ship and all things ready ; and ...
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... knew the ship to be strong and firm under water ; and for the buckling of the main beam , there was a great iron screw the passengers brought out of Holland which would raise the beam into his place ; the which being done , the ...
... knew the ship to be strong and firm under water ; and for the buckling of the main beam , there was a great iron screw the passengers brought out of Holland which would raise the beam into his place ; the which being done , the ...
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... knew not . Neither could they , as it were , go up to the top of Pisgah8 to view from this wilderness a more goodly country to feed their hopes ; for which way soever they turned their eyes ( save upward to the heavens ) , they could ...
... knew not . Neither could they , as it were , go up to the top of Pisgah8 to view from this wilderness a more goodly country to feed their hopes ; for which way soever they turned their eyes ( save upward to the heavens ) , they could ...
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From William Bradford | 107 |
From Edward Winslow | 143 |
From Thomas Morton | 154 |
From Mary Rowlandson | 166 |
From Benjamin Church | 212 |
Notes | 289 |
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