Mayflower : a story of courage, community, and war
From the perilous ocean crossing to the shared bounty of the first Thanksgiving, the Pilgrim settlement of New England has become enshrined as our most sacred national myth. Yet, as author Philbrick reveals, the true story of the Pilgrims is much more than the well-known tale of piety and sacrifice; it is a 55-year epic. The Mayflower's religious refugees arrived in Plymouth Harbor during a period of crisis for Native Americans, as disease spread by European fishermen devastated their populations. Initially the two groups maintained a fragile working relationship. But within decades, New England erupted into King Philip's War, a savage conflict that nearly wiped out colonists and natives alike, and forever altered the face of the fledgling colonies and the country that would grow from them. Philbrick has fashioned a fresh portrait of the dawn of American history--dominated right from the start by issues of race, violence, and religion.--From publisher description
NONFICTION
xvii, 461 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
9780670037605, 9780143111979, 0670037605, 0143111973
62766154
Discovery
Accommodation
Community
War. Discovery:
1. They knew they were pilgrims
2. Dangerous shoals and roaring breakers
3. Into the void
4. Beaten with their own rod
5. The heart of the winter
6. In the dark and dismal swamp
7. Thanksgiving
Accommodation:
8. The wall
9. A ruffling course
Community:
10. One small candle
11. The ancient mother
12. The trial
War:
13. Kindling the flame
14. The god of armies
15. In a strange way
16. The better side of the hedge
Epilogue : Conscience