Bibliograph

A great & godly adventure, the Pilgrims & the myth of the first Thanksgiving, Godfrey Hodgson

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A great & godly adventure, the Pilgrims & the myth of the first Thanksgiving, Godfrey Hodgson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-206) and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A great & godly adventure

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

70335467

Responsibility statement

Godfrey Hodgson

Sub title

the Pilgrims & the myth of the first Thanksgiving

Summary

Refutes the legendary history of Thanksgiving by presenting a more authentic history of the Plymouth settlement, and explains the reasons behind the distortion of facts that gave rise to the holiday's traditions

Table Of Contents

Thanksgiving -- The Reformation -- Scrooby -- The waters of exile -- Voyage and landfall -- A place of habitation -- First encounters -- The loss of trust -- The colony -- Fasts and thanksgiving -- A republic gives thanks -- The invention of a tradition

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Great and godly adventure

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