
History of the Mayflower Voyage and the Destiny of Its Passengers
The Pilgrim Crossing, Plymouth Settlement, and Legacy of Early American Self-GovernmentBy William Bradford, Azel Ames, Bureau of Military and Civic AchievementLength29h 10m
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History of the Mayflower Voyage and the Destiny of Its Passengers assembles a layered account of the 1620 crossing and the precarious beginnings of Plymouth Colony, joining firsthand colonial testimony with later historical interpretation and documentary-minded commemoration. Its range extends from voyage narrative and providential reflection to biographical reconstruction, civic history, and genealogical inquiry. Particularly compelling are the passages that register the hazards of the Atlantic passage, the first winter's losses, and the evolving meanings attached to the Mayflower compact and its survivors. The volume brings William Bradford's foundational perspective into conversation with the later scholarship of Azel Ames and the institutional framing associated with the Bureau of Military and Civic Achievement. Together, these voices reveal how Pilgrim history has been preserved, revised, and enlisted in American public memory. The collection belongs to the long tradition of colonial historiography that treats Plymouth not merely as a settlement but as a formative site of religious dissent, self-government, migration, and national mythmaking. Recommended for students of early American history, readers of travel and settlement narratives, and anyone interested in the afterlives of foundational texts, this volume offers a valuable multiplicity of viewpoints. Its documents and interpretations invite readers to assess both the human ordeal of the passengers and the enduring cultural claims made in their name.
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GenreHistory, Literary Classics
Length29 hrs 10 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 14, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Some Fruits of Solitude (Annotated)
2The Mayflower Ship's Log
3INTRODUCTORY
4CHAPTER I. THE NAME—“MAY-FLOWER”
5CHAPTER II. THE MAY-FLOWER’S CONSORT THE SPEEDWELL
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6CHAPTER III. THE MAY-FLOWER’S CHARTER AND THE ADVENTURERS
7CHAPTER IV. THE MAY-FLOWER—THE SHIP HERSELF
8CHAPTER V. THE OFFICERS AND CREW OF THE MAYFLOWER
9CHAPTER VI. THE MAY-FLOWER’S PASSENGERS
10CHAPTER VII. QUARTERS, COOKING, PROVISIONS
11CHAPTER VIII. THE MAY-FLOWER’S LADING
12CHAPTER IX. THE JOURNAL OF THE SHIP MAY-FLOWER
13APPENDIX
14History of Plymouth Plantation
15Introduction
16PROCEEDINGS OF THE LEGISLATURE
17Monday, May 24, 1897.
18Wednesday, May 26, 1897.
19DECREE OF THE CONSISTORIAL AND EPISCOPAL COURT OF LONDON
20RECEIPT OF AMBASSADOR BAYARD.
21RECEIPT OF GOVERNOR WOLCOTT.
22ADDRESS OF SENATOR HOAR.
23ADDRESS OF AMBASSADOR BAYARD.
24ADDRESS OF GOVERNOR WOLCOTT.
25ACKNOWLEDGMENT
26Of Plimoth Plantation
27BOOK I
281. Chapter
292. Chapter
303. Chapter
314. Chapter
325. Chapter
336. Chapter
347. Chapter
358. Chapter
369. Chapter
3710. Chapter
38BOOK II
39Anno Dom: 1620.
40Anno Dom: 1621.
41Anno Dom: 1622.
42Anno Dom: 1623.
43Anno Dom: 1624.
44Anno Dom: 1625.
45Anno Dom: 1626.
46Anno Dom: 1627.
47Anno Dom: 1628.
48Anno Dom: 1629.
49Anno Dom: 1630.
50Anno Dom: 1631.