Product ReviewsMayflower : A Story of Courage, Community, and War by Nathaniel Philbrick (2006, Hardcover)

Solid Land Fall

Great, eye opening work covering the early English settlement of New England. The author does an excellent job of bringing the Pilgrim settlement to life. I was listening to the CD audio version during my commute, and found the reader to be very entertaining. The book does start to drag a bit towards the end, particularly when the author starts to address the terrible war with the Native Americans, some 60 years after the Pilgrims first settled. To me, it seemed like another book...more about Puritan New England, than Pilgrim New England. Still, the book is a great history lesson that should not be missed by anyone with an interest in the era.Read full review...

Mayflower by Nathaniel Philbrick

This book is a carefully researched book about our countries earliest days! I especially appreciated the insights provided of the beginnings of a deep cultural clash, between the second generation of pilgrim colonists, and the native tribal peoples. The war which broke out, some 50 years after Plymouth Rock landing was heartbreaking to read about and had a deep impact on me. I decided to purchase my own copy of the book after reading the book from the library. I wanted my own copy as a reaseach tool in family history and my own study of history. I believe this author's research of the subject was diligent and honest, and he fairly treated the issues which led to this tragic page in American history.Read full review...

Mayflower. Hard to put down and very readable.

Philbrick explodes many of the myths that Americans have accepted as truth. One of the big ones...Plymouth Rock, just didn't happen. As a descendant of one of the non-Puritan families aboard the Mayflower, I discovered facts that I had never been able to find through my own research. The author delves deeply into the Pilgrims' relations with the Native Americans, revealing truths about both sides, and brings to light the politics of the Pilgrims. I enjoyed reading the maps, with a magnifying glass, and seeing the slow, and sometimes not so slow, development of the New England areas. The story of King Philip's War, a bloody conflict that took the lives of so many colonists and Indians is told, in detail. We are made aware of the changes it caused in the colonies, and the changes it brought about in the growth of the nation.Read full review...

MAYFLOWER HARDCOVER BOOK

Every American should read this book. There aren't that many good, factual, detailed books about the early years in Massachusetts. This is an exceptional account of what really happened. The book covers the number of Indian tribes, the Pilgrims, Puritans, etc. and at times this can be difficult to sort through. Philbrick has genuine regard for both the English and the Indians, and disdain for the brutal and blundering acts on both sides that caused the 14 month war that bloodied its way throughout New England. The story is rich in suggestion and details and if you think you knew what happened, then read this book for a myth busting experience.Read full review...

Mayflower - an enjoyable book

A friend loaned me a copy. Less than 1/3 through it, I ordered my own. I did not realize that we have nearly day by day accounts of Indians by name as well as pilgrims.

That Philbrick uses this mass of data to build an entertaining as well as enlightening story makes this worthy of digesting. Since reading it, I happened to meet a Dutch man from Leyden. He knew much more than I about the Pilgrim's 12 years in Holland, but before this book, I knew about what I learned in 3rd grade.

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Mayflower gy Nathaniel Philbrick

As an avid fan of history, I was most excited when I heard about a new Mayflower book being published. This book not only teaches you in a way that is enjoyable but it is also a very good read. You feel you are a part of history as you wind your way through the pages of this book. I would recommend this book for anyone with a thirst for knowledge on why and how our country came about. It gives one many insights as to how American beliefs and laws have come about. It also makes one realize that our country is indeed precious and worth the price personal responsibilty extracts. I will never miss voting in an election again and will continue my pursuit of knowledge through reading books about American history.Read full review...

Excellent Book - Great Writer

I read a library copy of Philbrick's "Mayflower" and it was so good I bought a copy for a gift. Philbrick is an excellent writer. I learned a lot of unknown information about the background of the Pilgrims and their journey to the settlement at Plymouth. But the story doesn't end there. There are far more details than we were taught in school! I grew up in New England and never heard of many of the facts disclosed surrounding the early settlements. One of my top ten reads of the past 5 years!Read full review...

History & Research challenge your Mayflower memory.

Philbrick's tireless research is what makes his publications noteworthy. Taking nothing for granted in his account of a whaling ship tragedy (In The Heart Of The Sea) is what motivated me to examine The Mayflower. This is another fine example of historical accuracy and research reformulating your opinion of what you thought you knew and what is widely accepted as fact. I highly recommend his work as an interesting and exhaustive account of history as well as enjoyable reading.Read full review...

Mayflower by Nathaniel Philbrick

This is probably the best and truest book ever written about the story of the American Indians (Wampanoag) and the Pilgrims. If you never read another book about American History, this is the one to read. Taken from real journals, you can't help but get caught up in the history. Yes, the pilgrims were trying to escape tyranny and seek religious freedom, but when they came to this country, did they live and let live, or did they do to the natives exactly what had been done to them? Did they systematically take over this land and begin the holocaust of the Native Americans? Once you start reading this book you won't be able to put it down and if you are related to the original Mayflower settlers like I am, you can't help but feel a little shame at what happened.Read full review...

A true story of the history of the Programs

Gives the history of the Pilgrims in a way that you want to keep on reading. It also takes away all the fantasy and shows them as humans with the same faults that we have today.

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