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    CHRISTMAS GIFTS FOR SAILORS

    Nov 07, 2019 3 minutes

    MAYFLOWER

    Nathaniel Philbrick, Folio Society edition

    2020 will mark the 400th anniversary of the ’s voyage from Plymouth, England, to the new Plymouth in Massachusetts. The Folio Society have reissued Nathaniel Philbrick’s prize-winning account of the Puritan settlers’ first 55 years, ending with the horrific King Philip’s War in 1675-76 and consequent slavery. The ’s crossing plays only a small part in this complex narrative. ‘Philip’ was the son of the Pokanoket sachem Massadoit whose initial protection enabled the Pilgrims to survive. Ingratitude, exploitation and racism followed, to the extent that I wish the hadn’t left home

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