The Mayflower Papers
Selected Writings of Colonial New England
Penguin Publishing Group · Print & ebook · April 24, 2007
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.
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- Who it’s for
- Selected original writings offer personal accounts of Plymouth Colony and seventeenth-century New England.
- Genres
- Colonial America (to 1775), New England History, American Literary Collections
- Published
- Penguin Publishing Group, April 24, 2007
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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.
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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.
Plymouth Colony Writings
Selected original writings offer personal accounts of Plymouth Colony and seventeenth-century New England.
Come here for
- William Bradford’s account of Plymouth Plantation
- Benjamin Church’s field notes from battle
Expect
- Explanatory notes for every piece
- Selections used in writing Mayflower
Where it sits
| Colonial America (to 1775) | 85% |
|---|---|
| New England History | 56% |
| American Literary Collections | 54% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Colonial America (to 1775)
- American Literary Collections
- Colonialism & Its Aftermath
- Authors
- Various, Nathaniel Philbrick, Thomas Philbrick
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Published
- April 24, 2007
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Colonial America (to 1775)