Governor William Bradford's Letter Book

by Applewood Books

Gathered during Plymouth Colony's crucial first decade, Bradford's Letter Book served as a sourcebook for the Governor's well-known history, "Of Plymouth Plantation." This intriguing set of letters and documents offers us valuable first-hand acquaintance with the leadership of New England's first plantation. From this collection, we can better appreciate the complex reality that lies behind our idealized image of "the Pilgrim Fathers." Here we can see the conflicting motives and internal struggles, the misunderstandings and misrepresentations, and the practical considerations which combined to shape the lives of the early Plymouth colonists.

80 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2002

Reviews

[Wendy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was interesting to read, while the formatting was a little hard to deal with since narration/dialogue was not set up into individual paragraphs etc. I am a direct descendent of Governor Bradford so I was excited to find this at a local library book sale.