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Apr 24, 2007 | ISBN 9780143111979
May 09, 2006 | ISBN 9781101218839
May 09, 2006 | ISBN 9780786581054
757 Minutes
“Vivid and remarkably fresh…Philbrick has recast the Pilgrims for the ages.”–The New York Times Book ReviewFinalist for the Pulitzer Prize in HistoryNew York Times Book Review Top Ten books of the YearWith a new preface marking the 400th anniversary of the landing of the Mayflower.How did America begin? That simple question launches the acclaimed author of In the Hurricane’s Eye and Valiant Ambition on an extraordinary journey to understand the truth behind our most sacred national myth: the voyage of the Mayflower and the settlement of Plymouth Colony. As Philbrick reveals in this electrifying history of the Pilgrims, the story of Plymouth Colony was a fifty-five year epic that began in peril and ended in war. New England erupted into a bloody conflict that nearly wiped out the English colonists and natives alike. These events shaped the existing communites and the country that would grow from them.
“Vivid and remarkably fresh…Philbrick has recast the Pilgrims for the ages.” —The New York Times Book Review Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in history New York Times Book Review Top Ten books of the Year How did America begin? That simple question launches the acclaimed author of Bunker Hill and Valiant Ambition on an extraordinary journey to understand the truth behind our most sacred national myth: the voyage of the Mayflower and the settlement of Plymouth Colony. As Philbrick reveals in this electrifying history of the Pilgrims, the story of Plymouth Colony was a fifty-five year epic that began in peril and ended in war. New England erupted into a bloody conflict that nearly wiped out the English colonists and natives alike. These events shaped the existing communities and the country that would grow from them.
Nathaniel Philbrick grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and earned a BA in English from Brown University and an MA in America Literature from Duke University, where he was a James B. Duke Fellow. He was Brown University’s first Intercollegiate All-American… More about Nathaniel Philbrick
Startling [and] fascinating. (The New York Times)
ALA Notable Book WINNER
Booklist Editor’s Choice WINNER
Boston Globe Best 12 Books WINNER
Chicago Tribune Best Books of 2006 WINNER
Focus on New England Award WINNER
Pulitzer Prize (History) WINNER
San Francisco Chronicle Best Books WINNER
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