A biography of the first governor of the Plymouth Colony who served in that office for thirty years and greatly influenced the development of the community.
Text and photographs of Plimoth Plantation follow a pilgrim girl through a typical day as she milks the goats, cooks and serves meals, learns her letters, and adjusts to her new stepfather.
The members of the Abracadabra Club go to perform at the grand opening of the restored colonial village of Old Brattle, but their fun is interrupted with Jessica thinks she has spotted a ghost.
Relates events in author Louisa May Alcott's tenth year, 1843, when her family moved from Boston to a farm where, along with an odd assortment of idealists, they try to establish a community based on equality and love.
In order to escape religious persecution, a group of English Separatists set sail for America in 1620, hoping to establish a new colony. James Daugherty draws on the Pilgrim's own journals to give a fresh and moving account of their life and traditions, their quest for religious freedom, and the founding of one of our nation's most beloved holidays--Thanksgiving.
Actual Pilgrim diaries are used to tell the dramatic story of the Mayflower journey, joys and sorrows in the new land and eventual Thanksgiving celebration.
Second-grader Hailey's frustration over a school project releases Maybelle, a sprite whose punishment for being a rulemonger will end when she grants Hailey's wish to have fun, but Maybelle's efforts only seem to cause trouble.
Describes the history of Massachusetts, one of the thirteen original English colonies in North America, discussing its early explorers, first settlements, and life in colonial America, and includes information on how Massachusetts became a state.
