Originally published in 1901 as a section of the author’s larger “An Elementary History of the United States,” this Kindle edition, equivalent in length to a physical book of approximately 16 pages, tells, in simple language suitable for young readers, the story of the group of English Puritans who, fleeing religious persecution, sailed in the “Mayflower” and founded the colony of Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1620.
Sample passage:
A little exploring party set out in a boat under the lead of Captain Myles Standish, a stout-hearted soldier who had joined the Pilgrims because he liked their ways, though he was not a church member. After sailing some distance along the coast, they came opposite a place that seemed to be just what they wanted. As it was Sunday, they rested all that day on an island. The next day, December 21, 1620, they went across the harbor and landed on a rock, now so well known as Plymouth Rock. They found cleared land that had been used by the Indians as cornfields, a brook running at the foot of the hill, and many springs of water. Very near the shore were hills from the tops of which they could see a great distance, and on which they could plant cannon for their protection.
About the Author:
Allen Clapp Thomas (1846-1920) was Professor of History at Haverford College in Pennsylvania. Other works include “A History of the United States” and “A History of the Friends in America.”
Sample passage:
A little exploring party set out in a boat under the lead of Captain Myles Standish, a stout-hearted soldier who had joined the Pilgrims because he liked their ways, though he was not a church member. After sailing some distance along the coast, they came opposite a place that seemed to be just what they wanted. As it was Sunday, they rested all that day on an island. The next day, December 21, 1620, they went across the harbor and landed on a rock, now so well known as Plymouth Rock. They found cleared land that had been used by the Indians as cornfields, a brook running at the foot of the hill, and many springs of water. Very near the shore were hills from the tops of which they could see a great distance, and on which they could plant cannon for their protection.
About the Author:
Allen Clapp Thomas (1846-1920) was Professor of History at Haverford College in Pennsylvania. Other works include “A History of the United States” and “A History of the Friends in America.”
