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An important and influential source of information about the Pilgrims and Plymouth Colony, this landmark account used to be written between 1630 and 1647. It vividly documents the Pilgrims’ adventures: their first stop in Holland, the harrowing transatlantic crossing aboard the Mayflower, the first harsh winter in the new colony, and the lend a hand from friendly Native Americans that saved their lives.Nobody used to be better equipped to report on the affairs of the Plymouth community than William Bradford. Revered for his patience, wisdom, and courage, Bradford used to be elected to the workplace of governor in 1621, and he continued to serve in that position for more than three decades. His memoirs of the colony remained virtually unknown until the nineteenth century. Lost all through the American Revolution, they were found out years later in London and published after a protracted legal battle. The current edition rendered into brand new English and with an introduction by Harold Paget, remains a few of the most readable books from seventeenth-century The us.