The Pilgrim Story
by William Franklin Atwood
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About this eBook
- Author
- Atwood, William Franklin, 1867-1944
- Title
- The Pilgrim story : Being largely a compilation from the documents of Governor Bradford and Governor Winslow, severally and in collaboration; together with a list of Mayflower passengers.
- Credits
- Produced by Stephen Hutcheson, xteejx and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- F001: United States local history: New England
- Subject
- Massachusetts -- History -- New Plymouth, 1620-1691
- Category
- Text
- Project Gutenberg
- eBook-No. 53270
- Release Date
- October 13, 2016
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.The PILGRIM STORY
- 2.CONTENTS — Index to Illustrations
- 3.PREFACE
- 4.FOREWORD Expansion on Cape Cod
- 5.CHAPTER I — Scrooby: Persecution
- 6.CHAPTER II — Escape: Holland
- 7.CHAPTER III — Holland: An Alien Peace — The Final and Historic Decision
- 8.CHAPTER IV — London: Preparation — Articles of Agreement — False Accusations — The Embarkation — Voyage and Arrival — The Compact — Signers of the Compact — Search for Permanent Settlement — THE SHALLOP ARRIVES AT PLYMOUTH The Landing — The Historic Landing — A Permanent Settlement
- 9.CHAPTER V — A New Home — Their Great Losses
- 10.CHAPTER VI — Samoset’s Visit — The Treaty With Massasoit — The First Marriage — The First Duel — Winslow and Hopkins Visit Massasoit — Arrival of Hobamack — The Fortune Arrives — Pierce’s Attempt Fails
- 11.CHAPTER VII — Preparations for Winter — The First Thanksgiving — Bradford’s Letter
- 12.CHAPTER VIII — Indian Trouble
- 13.CHAPTER IX — Consolidation — Arrival of Anne and Little James — The First Cattle — The Wollaston Incident — The First Settled Minister — First Capital Offence — Their Obligations Increase — Roger Williams — Winslow Elected Governor — Boundaries Established — New England Confederacy — Conclusion — Complete Genealogical List of “Mayflower” Passengers — Those Who Came on the “Fortune,” the “Anne” and the “Little James” FORTUNE — ANNE and LITTLE JAMES
- 14.Footnotes
- 15.Transcriber’s Notes
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