Product Description

A story about faith, heroism and inspiration, this true narrative recounts the lives and adventures of the people who made the voyage in the "Mayflower" in 1620. The book recounts the events that led a group of Puritan Separatists to seek a new life in an unknown land, the struggles and adversities that were confronted and the difficulties of the voyage itself. It traces the extreme hardships of the early years, which could not have been overcome without the help of Native Americans. It also explores the significance of the voyage in the development of the United States of America, and shows how the ideals and beliefs of the Pilgrim Fathers came to inform the culture and constitution of the United States today.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #912112 in Books
• Published on: 2003-12-04
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 160 pages

About the Author
JULIA BALLAM is Professor of English Literature at De Montfort University, and Emeritus fellow of Hertford College, Oxford. Her main books are a biography of E Nesbit (Woman of Passion, Hutchinson) and This Stage-Play World, OUP, about the relationship between literature and society 1580-1625. Her sister ANTHEA is a freelance writer.