![]() In it, the Pilgrims are religious zealots who persecuted dissenters and decimated Native peoples through warfare and by stealing their land. There exists, however, an alternative, more dispiriting version of their story. Understanding themselves as spiritual pilgrims, they left to preserve their liberty to worship God in accordance with their understanding of the Bible. In 1620, separatists from the Church of England set sail across the Atlantic aboard the Mayflower. asserts that the Pilgrims matter for more than their legend, and he deftly uses the history of Plymouth to explore ideas of liberty in the American colonies."-Nathanael Blake, National Review Gullotta, Christianity Today " excellent new history. A welcome invitation to rediscover the Mayflower voyage and the founding of Plymouth Colony."-Daniel M. "Informative, accessible, and compelling. ![]() ![]() From dust jacket.īook Synopsis Published for the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower's landing, this ambitious new history of the Pilgrims and Plymouth Colony "will become the new standard work on the Plymouth Colony." (Thomas Kidd) Instead of depicting the Pilgrims as otherworldly saints or extraordinary sinners, he tells how a variety of English settlers and Native peoples engaged in a contest for the meaning of American liberty. Turner moves beyond these familiar narratives in his sweeping and authoritative new history of Plymouth Colony. Drawing on original research using underutilized sources, John G. ![]() The Pilgrims' definition of liberty was, in practice, very narrow. In it, the Pilgrims are religious zealots who persecuted dissenters and decimated the Native peoples through warfare and by stealing their land. About the Book In 1620, separatists from the Church of England set sail across the Atlantic aboard the Mayflower. ![]()
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