
Mourt's Relation
A Journal of the Pilgrims at PlymouthBy Edward Winslow, William BradfordLength3h 48m
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Mourt's Relation was written between November 1620 and November 1621, and it gives a detailed descriptionof what happened from the landing of the Mayflower Pilgrims on Cape Cod in Provincetown Harbor through their exploring and eventual settling of Plymouth Colony. It was written primarily by Edward Winslow, although William Bradford appears to have written most of the first section. The book describes their relations with the surrounding Native Americans, up to what is commonly called the first Thanksgiving and the arrival of the ship Fortune in November 1621.
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GenreHistory, Literary Classics
Length3 hrs 48 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJul 1, 2022
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Mourt's Relation
2EDITOR’S INTRODUCTION
3TO HIS MUCH RESPECTED FRIEND, MR. I. P.7
4TO THE READER
5CERTAIN USEFUL ADVERTISEMENTS SENT IN A LETTER WRITTEN BY A DISCREET FRIEND UNTO THE PLANTERS IN NEW ENGLAND, AT THEIR FIRST SETTING SAIL FROM SOUTHAMPTON, WHO EARNESTLY DESIRETH THE PROSPERITY OF THAT THEIR NEW PLANTATION.
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6A RELATION OR JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE PLANTATION SETTLED AT PLYMOUTH IN NEW ENGLAND.
7A JOURNEY TO POKANOKET, THE HABITATION OF THE GREAT KING MASSASOIT; AS ALSO OUR MESSAGE, THE ANSWER AND ENTERTAINMENT WE HAD OF HIM.
8A VOYAGE MADE BY TEN OF OUR MEN TO THE KINGDOM OF NAUSET, TO SEEK A BOY THAT HAD LOST HIMSELF IN THE WOODS; WITH SUCH ACCIDENTS AS BEFELL US IN THAT VOYAGE.
9A JOURNEY TO THE KINGDOM OF NEMASKET IN DEFENSE OF THE GREAT KING MASSASOIT, AGAINST THE NARRAGANSETS, AND TO REVENGE THE SUPPOSED DEATH OF OUR INTERPRETER SQUANTO.
10A RELATION OF OUR VOYAGE TO THE MASSACHUSETS, AND WHAT HAPPENED THERE.
11A LETTER SENT FROM NEW ENGLAND TO A FRIEND IN THESE PARTS, SETTING FORTH A BRIEF AND TRUE DECLARATION OF THE WORTH OF THAT PLANTATION; AS ALSO CERTAIN USEFUL DIRECTIONS FOR SUCH AS INTEND A VOYAGE INTO THOSE PARTS.
12REASONS AND CONSIDERATIONS TOUCHING THE LAWFULNESS OF REMOVING OUT OF ENGLAND INTO THE PARTS OF AMERICA.