Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-206) and index.
Contents:
Thanksgiving -- The Reformation -- Scrooby -- The waters of exile -- Voyage and landfall -- A place of habitation -- First encounters -- The loss of trust -- The colony -- Fasts and thanksgiving -- A republic gives thanks -- The invention of a tradition.
Summary:
Refutes the legendary history of Thanksgiving by presenting a more authentic history of the Plymouth settlement, and explains the reasons behind the distortion of facts that gave rise to the holiday's traditions.
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