Containing an authentic history of the Pilgrim Fathers, who planted the Colony of Plymouth in Massachusetts, Chronicles of the Pilgrim Fathers documents Govenor William Bradford's history of the Plymouth Colony. From the Pilgrim's congregational origin in 1602, including a thorough history of Pilgrim's rise in the north of England to their residence in Holland, it charts the factors that led to their migration to the wilderness of the North American AUTHOR BIO: Chronicles of the Pilgrim Fathers of the Colony of Plymouth, from 1602 to 1625; Now First Collected from Original Records and Contemporaneous Printed Documents, Illustrated with Notes by Alexander Young, 1800-1854, is collection of original documents d The North American Review hails this collection as "exceedingly praiseworthy" and "an important addition to the historical library of America.
This volume is based entirely on original sources. Altogether the collection comprises twenty-four chapters, or documents, each heavily footnoted with illuminating character sketches, broadsides, and correctives, which supply the reader with hundreds of obscure facts and threads relating to the original planters of the Colony. Most are creditable histories with accompanying lists of early planters, biographical sketches, and topical references to contemporary family members.
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