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Mayflower The Families the Voyage and the Founding of America by Rebecca Fraser
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- 9781250108562
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Publisher
St. Martin's Press
ISBN-10
125010856X
ISBN-13
9781250108562
eBay Product ID (ePID)
9038849951
Product Key Features
Book Title
Mayflower : the Families, the Voyage, and the Founding of America
Number of Pages
384 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2017
Topic
United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775), Social History, United States / State & Local / New England (Ct, mA, Me, NH, Ri, VT), Historical
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Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.3 in
Item Weight
20.8 Oz
Item Length
9.6 in
Item Width
6.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2017-026873
Reviews
"Fraser's smooth storytelling provides a revealing look into the development of the [Plymouth] colony, the rise of the Massachusetts Bay Company, and the different outlooks on the community and the lure of land. The story of the Winslows is an effective way to experience the emotions and fears of the small band who dauntlessly sailed off to the New World." -- Kirkus Reviews "A superb account . . . This book stands as a significant contribution to the already welldocumented field of Pilgrim history . . . a must read for those interested inthe unique beginnings of America" - Cynthia Hagar Krusell, Historian and Authorof The Winslows of Careswell inMarshfield "Rebecca Fraser's exquisitely researched book seems to offer something new tolearn - and wonder over - on every page. . . . The Pilgrims believed that 'theworld could begin afresh in America,' this gifted historian writes. As,eventually, it did. Deftly, indelibly, Fraser shows us the human cost." - PenelopeRowlands, Journalist and Author of AaronBurr's Second Act "The author puts the reader into the period with a front-row seat as the storyunfolds . . . Fraser's attention to historical detail is excellent and enhancesthis riveting book!" - Judith H. Swan, Former Governor General, General Society ofMayflower Descendants "A well written and far ranging perspective on the Pilgrims and seventeenthcentury New England by a noted student of English history." - Francis J.Bremer, Coordinator, New England Beginnings and Author of Lay Empowerment and the Development of Puritanism, "A work of history that gives a sense of who the six wives of Henry VII were without becoming bogged down in details demands great respect. . . . And only someone of her caliber could tell history so well and make it real to readers in Britain, America, and elsewhere." - The Times Record on The Story of Britain "Resurrecting King Arthur and retelling the gloriously ironic tale of King Alfred . . . Fraser stokes the embers of pride in a past from which the British themselves have become emotionally detached, and in which an American audience will find much that is compelling." - Publishers Weekly on The Story of Britain "A fresh and modern view of Charlotte Bronte... [Fraser's] moving, eloquent portrait will interest not only Bronte devotees but all contemporary women." -Kirkus Reviews on The Bront ës "This compelling biography sets Charlotte Bronte in her rightful place as the central figure in a remarkable and gifted family... In Fraser's scholarly and sympathetic telling, the sorrows, losses and hardships of the Bronte family, familiar to many, form a moving backdrop for the last survivor of six children who holds an enduring place among the immortals of English literature." - Publishers Weekly on The Bron t ës, "Superbly written and enthralling . . . The Mayflower reads as though it were historical fiction, with a varied cast of characters and perspectives, fine details, background histories, and a holistic approach." -- Booklist "Fraser's smooth storytelling provides a revealing look into the development of the [Plymouth] colony, the rise of the Massachusetts Bay Company, and the different outlooks on the community and the lure of land. The story of the Winslows is an effective way to experience the emotions and fears of the small band who dauntlessly sailed off to the New World." -- Kirkus Reviews "A superb account . . . This book stands as a significant contribution to the already well documented field of Pilgrim history . . . a must read for those interested in the unique beginnings of America" - Cynthia Hagar Krusell, Historian and Author of The Winslows of Careswell in Marshfield "Rebecca Fraser's exquisitely researched book seems to offer something new to learn - and wonder over - on every page. . . . The Pilgrims believed that 'the world could begin afresh in America,' this gifted historian writes. As,eventually, it did. Deftly, indelibly, Fraser shows us the human cost." - Penelope Rowlands, Journalist and Author of Aaron Burr's Second Act "The author puts the reader into the period with a front-row seat as the story unfolds . . . Fraser's attention to historical detail is excellent and enhances this riveting book!" - Judith H. Swan, Former Governor General, General Society of Mayflower Descendants "A well written and far ranging perspective on the Pilgrims and seventeenth century New England by a noted student of English history." - Francis J.Bremer, Coordinator, New England Beginnings and Author of Lay Empowerment and the Development of Puritanism, "There is nothing sleep-inducing about the chronicle crafted by Ms. Fraser . . . the Thanksgiving Day events so central to American identity and character merit a mere three sentences in a book that spans more than 300 pages. The lesson: There is more to the Pilgrims'' story--more to American identity and character--than our Thanksgiving rituals and reveries." -- Wall Street Journal "Rebecca Fraser brings the Pilgrims to vivid life." -- Christian Science Monitor "Superbly written and enthralling ... The Mayflower reads as though it were historical fiction, with avaried cast of characters and perspectives, fine details, background histories, and a holistic approach." -- Booklist "Fraser''s smooth storytelling provides a revealing look into the development of the [Plymouth] colony. The story of the Winslows is an effective way to experience the emotions and fears of the small band who dauntlessly sailed off to the New World." -- Kirkus Reviews "Rebecca Fraser tells this familiar story with wonderful immediacy; the Winslows come across not as strange characters from the distant past, but as real people with passions and anxieties familiar to us all. . . . Fraser''s account of the Pilgrims'' progress will disappoint those who like their history simple. Hers is not a story of virtuous Pilgrims fighting to survive in a hostile land, nor is it about noble Native Americans duped by perfidious Albion. It is, though, a story of how friendships and community are destroyed by greed and vanity." -- The Times (UK) "Epic in scope and pacing, this account of survival feels intimate, connecting readers to both groups in a refreshing way . . . The author''s inclusion of indigenous history along with the struggles of women pilgrims and their importance to the community''s success is both appreciated and necessary . . . An engaging popular history. For readers of David McCullough and Ron Chernow." -- Library Journal "Captivating, scholarly and addictively readable . . . Rebecca Fraser has the rare gift of being able to marshal and communicate a mountainous quantity of often original research in such a deft and elegant manner that it never becomes indigestible or irrelevant." -- Financial Times (UK) "A brilliant combination of synthesis and original research arriving in good time for the celebration of the quincentenary of the Mayflower . It should also give a heavy burp of indigestion to the customary turkey-and-cranberry-sauce celebration of Thanksgiving next month, with its reminder of the way in which Winslow''s ideals of ''love, peace and holiness'' gave way to a horrible, genocidal sequel." -- The Spectator "A superb account . . . This book stands as a significant contribution to the already well documented field of Pilgrim history . . . a must read for those interested in the unique beginnings of America" - Cynthia Hagar Krusell, Historian and Author of The Winslows of Careswell in Marshfield "Rebecca Fraser''s exquisitely researched book seems to offer something new to learn - and wonder over - on every page. . . . The Pilgrims believed that ''the world could begin afresh in America,'' this gifted historian writes. As, eventually, it did. Deftly, indelibly, Fraser shows us the human cost." - Penelope Rowlands, Journalist and Author of Aaron Burr''s Second Act "The author puts the reader into the period with a front-row seat as the story unfolds . . . Fraser''s attention to historical detail is excellent and enhances this riveting book!" - Judith H. Swan, Former Governor General, General Society of Mayflower Descendants "A well written and far ranging perspective on the Pilgrims and seventeenth century New England by a noted student of English history." - Francis J.Bremer, Coordinator, New England Beginnings and Author of Lay Empowerment and the Development of Puritanism, "A superb account . . . This book stands as a significant contribution to the already welldocumented field of Pilgrim history . . . a must read for those interested inthe unique beginnings of America" - Cynthia Hagar Krusell, Historian and Authorof The Winslows of Careswell inMarshfield "Rebecca Fraser's exquisitely researched book seems to offer something new tolearn - and wonder over - on every page. . . . The Pilgrims believed that 'theworld could begin afresh in America,' this gifted historian writes. As,eventually, it did. Deftly, indelibly, Fraser shows us the human cost." - PenelopeRowlands, Journalist and Author of AaronBurr's Second Act "The author puts the reader into the period with a front-row seat as the storyunfolds . . . Fraser's attention to historical detail is excellent and enhancesthis riveting book!" - Judith H. Swan, Former Governor General, General Society ofMayflower Descendants "A well written and far ranging perspective on the Pilgrims and seventeenthcentury New England by a noted student of English history." - Francis J.Bremer, Coordinator, New England Beginnings and Author of Lay Empowerment and the Development of Puritanism, "There is nothing sleep-inducing about the chronicle crafted by Ms. Fraser . . . the Thanksgiving Day events so central to American identity and character merit a mere three sentences in a book that spans more than 300 pages. The lesson: There is more to the Pilgrims'' story--more to American identity and character--than our Thanksgiving rituals and reveries." -- Wall Street Journal "Rebecca Fraser brings the Pilgrims to vivid life." -- ChristianScience Monitor "Superbly written and enthralling ... TheMayflower reads as though it were historical fiction, with avaried cast of characters and perspectives, fine details, background histories,and a holistic approach." -- Booklist "Fraser''s smooth storytelling provides a revealing look intothe development of the [Plymouth] colony. The story of the Winslows is aneffective way to experience the emotions and fears of the small band whodauntlessly sailed off to the New World." -- Kirkus Reviews "Rebecca Fraser tells this familiar story with wonderful immediacy; the Winslows come across not as strange characters from the distant past, but as real people with passions and anxieties familiar to us all. . . . Fraser''s account of the Pilgrims'' progress will disappoint those who like their history simple. Hers is not a story of virtuous Pilgrims fighting to survive in a hostile land, nor is it about noble Native Americans duped by perfidious Albion. It is, though, a story of how friendships and community are destroyed by greed and vanity." -- The Times (UK) "Epic in scope and pacing, this account of survival feels intimate, connecting readers to both groups in a refreshing way . . . The author''s inclusion of indigenous history along with the struggles of women pilgrims and their importance to the community''s success is both appreciated and necessary . . . An engaging popular history. For readers of David McCullough and Ron Chernow." -- Library Journal "Captivating, scholarly and addictively readable . . . Rebecca Fraser has the rare gift of being able to marshal and communicate a mountainous quantity of often original research in such a deft and elegant manner that it never becomes indigestible or irrelevant." -- Financial Times (UK) "A brilliant combination of synthesis and original research arriving in good time for the celebration of the quincentenary of the Mayflower . It should also give a heavy burp of indigestion to the customary turkey-and-cranberry-sauce celebration of Thanksgiving next month, with its reminder of the way in which Winslow''s ideals of ''love, peace and holiness'' gave way to a horrible, genocidal sequel." -- The Spectator "A superb account . . . This book stands as a significant contribution to the already well documented field of Pilgrim history . . . a must read for those interested in the unique beginnings of America" - Cynthia Hagar Krusell, Historian and Author of The Winslows of Careswell in Marshfield "Rebecca Fraser''s exquisitely researched book seems to offer something new to learn - and wonder over - on every page. . . . The Pilgrims believed that ''the world could begin afresh in America,'' this gifted historian writes. As,eventually, it did. Deftly, indelibly, Fraser shows us the human cost." - Penelope Rowlands, Journalist and Author of Aaron Burr''s Second Act "The author puts the reader into the period with a front-row seat as the story unfolds . . . Fraser''s attention to historical detail is excellent and enhances this riveting book!" - Judith H. Swan, Former Governor General, General Society of Mayflower Descendants "A well written and far ranging perspective on the Pilgrims and seventeenth century New England by a noted student of English history." - Francis J.Bremer, Coordinator, New England Beginnings and Author of Lay Empowerment and the Development of Puritanism, "Superbly written and enthralling . . . The Mayflower reads as though it were historical fiction, with a varied cast of characters and perspectives, fine details, background histories, and a holistic approach." -- Booklist "Fraser's smooth storytelling provides a revealing look into the development of the [Plymouth] colony, the rise of the Massachusetts Bay Company, and the different outlooks on the community and the lure of land. The story of the Winslows is an effective way to experience the emotions and fears of the small band who dauntlessly sailed off to the New World." -- Kirkus Reviews "A superb account . . . This book stands as a significant contribution to the already welldocumented field of Pilgrim history . . . a must read for those interested inthe unique beginnings of America" - Cynthia Hagar Krusell, Historian and Authorof The Winslows of Careswell inMarshfield "Rebecca Fraser's exquisitely researched book seems to offer something new tolearn - and wonder over - on every page. . . . The Pilgrims believed that 'theworld could begin afresh in America,' this gifted historian writes. As,eventually, it did. Deftly, indelibly, Fraser shows us the human cost." - PenelopeRowlands, Journalist and Author of AaronBurr's Second Act "The author puts the reader into the period with a front-row seat as the storyunfolds . . . Fraser's attention to historical detail is excellent and enhancesthis riveting book!" - Judith H. Swan, Former Governor General, General Society ofMayflower Descendants "A well written and far ranging perspective on the Pilgrims and seventeenthcentury New England by a noted student of English history." - Francis J.Bremer, Coordinator, New England Beginnings and Author of Lay Empowerment and the Development of Puritanism
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Table Of Content
Prologue: 1676 1. Droitwich 2. Leiden 3. Leaving Holland 4. The Voyage 5. Land 6. Massasoit 7. The Building of 'Our Town' 8. Good Farms 9. Massachusetts Begins 10. The Pequot War 11. The Pan-Indian Conspiracy 12. Leaving for London 13. Republican England 14. Hercules 15. Generational Change 16. The Coming of War 17. King Philip's War 18. Penelope Alone: The Widow's Bed 'Not Priced' 19. Penelope's Final Actions
Synopsis
From acclaimed historian and biographer Rebecca Fraser comes a vivid narrative history of the Mayflower and of the Winslow family, who traveled to America in search of a new world. "There is nothing sleep-inducing about the chronicle crafted by Ms. Fraser . . . There is more to the Pilgrims' story--more to American identity and character--than our Thanksgiving rituals and reveries." -- Wall Street Journal The voyage of the Mayflower and the founding of Plymouth Colony is one of the seminal events in world history. But the poorly-equipped group of English Puritans who ventured across the Atlantic in the early autumn of 1620 had no sense they would pass into legend. They had eighty casks of butter and two dogs but no cattle for milk, meat, or ploughing. They were ill-prepared for the brutal journey and the new land that few of them could comprehend. But the Mayflower story did not end with these Pilgrims' arrival on the coast of New England or their first uncertain years as settlers. Rebecca Fraser traces two generations of one ordinary family and their extraordinary response to the challenges of life in America. Edward Winslow, an apprentice printer, fled England and then Holland for a life of religious freedom and opportunity. Despite the intense physical trials of settlement, he found America exotic, enticing, and endlessly interesting. He built a home and a family, and his remarkable friendship with King Massassoit, Chief of the Wampanoags, is part of the legend of Thanksgiving. Yet, fifty years later, Edward's son Josiah was commanding the New England militias against Massassoit's son in King Philip's War. The Mayflower is an intensely human portrait of the Winslow family written with the pace of an epic. Rebecca Fraser details domestic life in the seventeenth century, the histories of brave and vocal Puritan women and the contradictions between generations as fathers and sons made the painful decisions which determined their future in America.
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F68.F83 2017
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