Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War

by Nathaniel Philbrick

the Mayflower Compact represented a remarkable act of coolheaded and pragmatic resolve.

The moment any of them gave up on the difficult work of living with their neighbors—and all of the compromise, frustration, and delay that inevitably entailed—they risked losing everything.

What makes Church unique is that he was one of the first New Englanders to embrace the wilderness his forefathers had shunned.