Includes bibliographical references and index. "December 2009."
Contents:
Historical gazetteer -- Historical introduction -- Religious dissenters are driven from England by persecution -- Their troubled and difficult departure into Holland in 1608 -- Their settling in Holland, and their manner of living there -- Why the Pilgrims left Holland -- Preparations for the difficult voyage -- Arrangements for the colony -- The departure from Leyden and preparations at Southampton -- The Speedwell proves unseaworthy and is left behind -- The voyage of the Mayflower and arrival at Cape Cod -- The landing and the Mayflower Compact -- Exploration and the first discovery -- The second discovery -- Choosing a likely location for settlement -- The third discovery -- Building a plantation -- The settlers and sailors suffer disease and death -- The arrival of Samoset and Squanto ; peace treaty with Massasoit -- The Mayflower departs as the settlers begin spring planting -- A journey to Pokanoket -- Voyage to the kingdom of Nauset to seek a lost boy -- A journey to Nemasket in defense of the Great King, Massasoit -- A relation of our voyage to the Massachusetts -- Fall brings the first harvest and the arrival of new settlers -- A letter sent to England by Winslow -- Hostile Indians threaten the colony -- A voyage to the Massachusetts to trade -- Suspicions about Squanto ; the Sparrow arrives with no provisions -- The harvest being insufficient, the colonists buy corn from the Indians -- Word is sent to Plymouth that Massasoit is dying -- Troubles with settlers ; Indians conspire to attack -- Individual planting begins -- Appendix : Passengers on the Mayflower.
Series:
Lakeside classics ; 107.
OCLC:
(OCoLC)489091277
LCCN:
2010362128
Locations:
OIAX792 -- Grinnell College (Grinnell)
GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)
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