They came for freedom : the forgotten, epic adventure of the pilgrims

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They came for freedom : the forgotten, epic adventure of the pilgrims

Title remainder

the forgotten, epic adventure of the pilgrims

Statement of responsibility

Jay Milbrandt

Title variation

Forgotten, epic adventure of the pilgrims

Creator

• trueMilbrandt, Jay, 1982-

Author

• trueMilbrandt, Jay, 1982-

Subject

• trueCourage
• trueFaith (Christianity)
• trueMassachusetts -- History -- Colonial period, 1626-1775
• trueMassachusetts -- History -- New Plymouth, 1620-1691
• Mayflower (Ship)
• truePilgrims (New England settlers)
• truePilgrims (New Plymouth Colony)
• trueReligious persecution
• trueSurvival
• trueTransatlantic voyages
• trueWampanoag (North American people)
• trueColonists

Language

eng

Summary

Once a year at Thanksgiving, we encounter Pilgrims as folksy people in funny hats before promptly forgetting them. In the centuries since America began, the Pilgrims have been relegated to folklore and childrens stories, fairy-tale mascots for holiday parties and greeting cards.The true story of the Pilgrim Fathers could not be more different. Beginning with the execution of two pastors deviating from the Elizabethan Church of England, the Pilgrims great journey was one of courageous faith, daring escape, and tenuous survival. Theirs is the story of refugees who fled intense religious persecution; of dreamers who voyaged the Atlantic and into the unknown when all other attempts had led to near-certain death; of survivors who struggled with newfound freedom. Loneliness led to starvation, tension gave way to war with natives, and suspicion broke the back of the very freedom they endeavored to achieve. Despite the pain and turmoil of this high stakes triumph, the Pilgrim Fathers built the cornerstone for a nation dedicated to faith, freedom, and thankfulness. This is the epic story of the Pilgrims, an adventure that laid the bedrock for the Founding Fathers, the Constitution, and the American identity

Tone

• trueDramatic

Writing style

• trueAccessible
• trueEngaging

Dewey number

974.4/02

Index

index present

LC call number

F68

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Target audience

adult