Product Description

The first complete history and genealogy of Plymouth Colony ever published, Plymouth Colony: Its History and People includes a concise chronological and topical history of this famous pilgrim colony! This pioneering work offers and excellent combination of genealogy and history, including topics on politics, law, and morality in Plymouth Colony; a chronological history; biographical sketches; and transcriptions of important documents.

You'll be enthralled as you analyze the more than 300 biographical sketches of the colony's inhabitants, maps, photographs and more! The well-organized, annotated bibliography will guide you to additional available primary and secondary literature on Plymouth. Anyone researching early American history will quickly recognize Plymouth Colony is an essential component of their library!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #213218 in Books
• Published on: 1986-04-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 481 pages

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Plymouth Colony: Its History and People! is the first complete history and genealogy of Plymouth Colony.

Customer Reviews

Just What I Was Looking For
There are hundreds of books out there about the Pilgrims and the first Thanksgiving and all that goes with the subject. But the majority of these books are written either in a stodgy, encyclopedic (read: Boring!) format, or they are written for children. Well, now I have one that is actually written for adults, as well as in an easy to read manner. Written mainly from a genealogical stance, the author, Eugene Aubrey Stratton, did his "putting flesh on the bones" research; that is, he sought out how the pilgrims lived their daily lives in all aspects of their time and place. Instead of the cartoonish figures we all see come November, Mr. Stratton actually gives an authentic look to these early Americans. He makes the reader feel that they now know the pilgrims, not only through their historical prominence in our early history, but by name, and we feel their hardships, especially of their first winter here. After the first time reading this book, I re-read it, only this time I read the 'Biographical Sketches' section, located toward the back of the book, first, THEN I went to the beginning. My advice to the first time reader is to do the same. You will then know who you are reading about as names are mentioned.
This book is, simply put, the best of its kind. Maybe more genealogists should write our history books! At least they bring history to life!

An excellent history of the Plymouth settlers.
In doing research on my own ancestor who was a passanger on the Mayflower and one of the original Pilgrims, I have used over 50 books. This one is by far the best. Very readable, this book provides an excellent narative of many of the events of the first 70 years at Plymouth, and detailed descriptions of many of the Pilgrims. For anyone interested in this era, this book is a must.

Fantastic Research Information
My husband & I are both descended from The Mayflower - He from William Brewster & Stephen Hopkins and I from William Bradford. This book has added so much information for our Genealogy. I cannot tell you how many times I have used it to add information to our family history file. It has many years of use.