pilgrims (new plymouth colony)

Examines the founding and early years of Plymouth, one of the earliest settlements in America; tells of the challenges faced by colonists in the New World; and discusses the contributions of notable men and women to the community. Includes a chronology and time line.

Substitute middle-school history teacher Rush Revere takes his students back in time to experience American history as it happens aboard the Mayflower and on Plymouth Plantation.

A young girl's diary reflects life in Plymouth Colony.

Describes the first Thanksgiving and what life was like for the Pilgrims at the New Plymouth Colony.

Reviews The Mayflower Compact, describing the history, the people, and the importance of the document, with illustrations, maps, and primary sources.

Follows the struggles and triumphs of the colonists who came to the New World and founded Plymouth Colony in what would become Massachusetts.

A biography of Miles Standish, military soldier and leader of the Plymouth Colony, who sailed aboard the Mayflower to help protect the Pilgrims and their settlement in North America.

Discusses the history of New Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts, the relationship between the colonists and the native Wampanoag people, and the harvest festival which would later become Thanksgiving Day.

A modern translation of the journal kept by Governor William Bradford and others of the Mayflower company describing the landing of the Pilgrims on Cape Cod, their search for a homesite, the first meetings with Indians, and the final building of the settlement at Plymouth.