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The Mayflower and Her Passengers
by Caleb Johnson.
This book is the culmination of eight years of research carried out by
MayflowerHistory.com author Caleb Johnson. The book begins with an
original, never before published information about the Mayflower ship itself,
and its history before and after she became the famous vessel that brought the
Pilgrims to America. The remainder of the book consists of short biographies
of each
passenger or family group that came on the Mayflower--the first attempt
to create individual biographies for each of the passengers or family groups. This is a
great genealogical and biographical resource for anyone interested in the
Pilgrims. This book is not an attempt to retell the history of Plymouth
and the Pilgrims, but rather to humanize the "mythical" Pilgrims by providing
individual biographies--whether it is William Brewster's
experiences in Queen Elizabeth's court, or Stephen Hopkins' experiences
shipwrecked on the Bermudas, John Howland's experiences falling off the
Mayflower, or Edward Doty's civil lawsuits, or Peter Brown's recently
discovered English origins in Dorking, it's all here. This book contains
extensive endnotes referring the reader to the original primary source materials
that were used. 291 pages.
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($18.69 softcover, $28.79 hardcover).
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Here Shall I Die Ashore: Stephen Hopkins, Bermuda
Castaway, Jamestown Survivor and Mayflower Pilgrim.
by Caleb Johnson.
Here Shall I Die Ashore is the latest book by Mayflower scholar and
historian Caleb Johnson, the researcher who actually discovered Stephen Hopkins'
true English origins, and discovered the baptismal records of his children and
the burial record for his first wife. This book consists of a biography of
Stephen Hopkins, who was one of the most interesting of the Mayflower
passengers because he not only participated in the founding of Plymouth, but
prior to that he had been shipwrecked in Bermuda, and lived in early Jamestown
Colony, Virginia. In addition to the biography, this 270-page book also
includes many of the original primary sources, including the two surviving
accounts of the Bermuda shipwreck, and an an excerpt from a 1622-pamphlet
describing Stephen's trek to visit Wampanoag sachem Massasoit. Plus, this work
also includes two scholarly peer-reviewed journal articles on Stephen Hopkins
from The American Genealogist, one written by Caleb himself, and the
other written by Ernie Christensen.
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Additional Mayflower-related History
and Biography Books
(in association with Amazon.com)
 Pilgrim:
A Biography of William Brewster, by Mary B. Sherwood. The best
biography of Mayflower passenger William Brewster, covering his
early years in Scrooby, his education at Cambridge, his employ with
Secretary of State Davison, and his life in Leiden and at Plymouth. |
 William
Bradford: Plymouth's Faithful Pilgrim, by Gary D. Schmidt. Intended
for ages 10-15, this biography does a good job of portraying the history
of William Bradford and the Pilgrims. It begins with the
development of the Separatist church in Bawtry and Scrooby, and follows
his life from England to Holland to Plymouth. |
 Mayflower
Bastard, by David Lindsay. This biography explores the life of
one of the Mayflower's more interesting and unusual characters,
Richard More. He came over as a 6-year old boy in the care of
Elder William Brewster--having been sent to America by his father Samuel
More after a bitter divorce and custody dispute. Richard's three
siblings died the first winter, but he survived, grew up to be a sea
captain, and lived much of his life in Salem, where he died a few years
after the Salem Witchcraft Trials. |
 The
Times of their Lives: Life, Love and Death in Plymouth Colony, by James Deetz. Covers many social topics relating to Plymouth Colony,
including as the title suggests life, love and death. This book is
also notable for its use of the archaeological record of early New
England settlers--not surprising since Deetz was a professor of
Archaeology and published several books on the subject. |
 Plymouth
Colony: Its History and Its People, 1620-1691, by Eugene Aubrey
Stratton. This book contains a chronological history of
Plymouth Colony, from 1620-1691, and also contains topical chapters on
the Colony's political structure, laws, inheritance, morality and sex,
and everyday life. Also includes an excellent account of the
writers and records of early Plymouth, and short biographical summaries
of many of the early colonists. A nicely documented, well rounded,
relatively modern (1986) history of Plymouth. |
 Land
Ho! 1620: A Seaman's Story of the Mayflower, Her Construction, Her
Navigation, and Her First Landfall, by W. Sears Nickerson.
This interesting book uses such information as sunrise, moon phase, and
tidal calculations, along with historical accounts, to determine the
Mayflower's locations and positions during arrival and the first
explorations at Plymouth. Also chapters on the Mayflower's
construction, where on the Mayflower the author thinks the passengers
lived, and many interesting details. |
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William
Bradford's Of Plymouth Plantation
Along with the full text of the Pilgrims' journals for
their first year at Plymouth.
Edited by Caleb JohnsonThis is the first major new edition of William
Bradford's Of Plymouth Plantation to be published in more than
fifty years! Called by Nathaniel Philbrick "certainly the greatest
book written in seventeenth-century America," this is the only
thorough and complete history of Plymouth that was written by one of its
actual founders: governor William Bradford himself. This is required reading in
many high school and college American Literature classes. This new
edition is heavily footnoted with the latest Plymouth Colony
scholarship, and is heavily illustrated with relevant photos and images.
And, for the first time ever, Of Plymouth Plantation is here joined with
a brand new edition of the other great Pilgrim primary-source record: A Relation or Journal
of the Beginnings and Proceedings of the English Plantation Settled at
Plymouth in New England (London, 1622). More commonly called "Mourt's
Relation," this is the Pilgrims' own first-hand journals of the
day-to-day events surrounding the exploration and first settling of
Plymouth Colony--from mundane weather observations to exciting
exploration accounts, these journals are fun reading! This "two
books for the price of one" is topped off with a series of important
Plymouth-related documents, and an enormous index covering thousands of
different words and names.
BUY NOW from the publisher ($24.64 softcover, $35.09 hardcover).
Note: I recommend the hardcover because of the
size of the book (622 pages).
The
wonderful cover artwork consists of the painting, "Prosperous Wind,"
that was done by noted maritime artist Mike Haywood (canvas prints of
"Prosperous Wind" can be purchased in the
Mayflower Paintings and Artwork section of the MayflowerHistory.com
bookstore).
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