<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>The startling story of the Plymouth Colony--from the flight to religious freedom to the war that ravaged New England--is told by the bestselling author of "In the Heart of the Sea," winner of the National Book Award. Includes maps and illustrations.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>Vivid and remarkably fresh...Philbrick has recast the Pilgrims for the ages.--</b><i><b>The New York Times Book Review</b> <p/></i><b>Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in History</b><br><b><i>New York Times</i> Book Review Top Ten books of the Year <p/><b>With a new preface marking<b> the 400th anniversary of the landing of the Mayflower.</b></b></b> <p/>How did America begin? That simple question launches the acclaimed author of <i>In the Hurricane's Eye</i> and<i> Valiant Ambition</i> on an extraordinary journey to understand the truth behind our most sacred national myth: the voyage of the <i>Mayflower</i> and the settlement of Plymouth Colony. As Philbrick reveals in this electrifying history of the Pilgrims, the story of Plymouth Colony was a fifty-five year epic that began in peril and ended in war. New England erupted into a bloody conflict that nearly wiped out the English colonists and natives alike. These events shaped the existing communites and the country that would grow from them.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>Startling [and] fascinating. (<i>The New York Times</i>)<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Nathaniel Philbrick</b> is the author of <i>In the Heart of the Sea</i>, winner of the National Book Award; <i>Mayflower</i>, finalist for the Pulitzer Prize; <i>Bunker Hill</i>, winner of the New England Book Award;<i> Sea of Glory</i>; <i>The Last Stand</i>; <i>Why Read Moby Dick?</i>; <i>Away Off Shore; Valiant Ambition, </i>and most recently, <i> In the Hurricane's Eye</i>. He lives in Nantucket.
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