William Bradford: Plymouth's Faithful Pilgrim

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Near starvation. Scurvy, tuberculosis, and pneumonia. Bitter cold. Daily deaths. This was the Pilgrims’ first winter in Plymouth Colony. But thanks in large part to William Bradford, the colonists survived—and went on to celebrate the following year what we call Thanksgiving.

William Bradford came to the New World with the other Pilgrims in search of religious freedom. With great faith in God and in his own abilities,...

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"Other Editions: Hardcover

Near starvation. Scurvy, tuberculosis, and pneumonia. Bitter cold. Daily deaths. This was the Pilgrims’ first winter in Plymouth Colony. But thanks in large part to William Bradford, the colonists survived—and went on to celebrate the following year what we call Thanksgiving.

William Bradford came to the New World with the other Pilgrims in search of religious freedom. With great faith in God and in his own abilities, he established a stable colony, doing his best to be just and fair to his fellow colonists as well as to the Native Americans living in the area. After he became governor of the colony, he was reelected more than thirty times.

Filled with maps, paintings, and historical illustrations, this fascinating biography by Gary Schmidt introduces readers to the dramatic story of the founder of Plymouth Colony.

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School Library Journal
This well-written biography of the Pilgrim leader will be a welcome addition to historic collections. . . . Schmidt tells the story well, frequently quoting from the accounts of Bradford himself, as well as others.
Children's Literature - Susan Hepler
In clear narrative prose, Schmidt compellingly involves readers in the times and the trials of Plymouth's guiding Pilgrim leader. Small quotes from Bradford's writings rendered in partially modern spelling for readability illuminate and personalize what most readers view as ancient history. The text concentrates attention on Bradford's rise from a determined youth both in England and in Holland to leader of the first successful colony in the New World, seeing it through famine, contention, threats from Puritans, and altercations with various Native American tribes until his death in 1657. Illustrated with reenactment photographs, line drawings variously attributed, and paintings unattributed except as to location, the layout is inviting. With no scholarly asides, footnotes, or parenthetical references the text reads as a story. While Schmidt documents his quotes and includes speculative statements such as "He surely may have been thinking about...," nonetheless this nonfiction narrative reads truly and compellingly. Suggested further (adult) readings, an index, maps and short source notes are included.
School Library Journal
Gr 6-10This well-written biography of the Pilgrim leader will be a welcome addition to history collections. Very little has been written about him for a young audience; none of it is recent. Schmidt tells the story well, frequently quoting from the accounts of Bradford himself, as well as others. The archaic language in those citations requires a little effort, but shouldnt prove problematic. The author clearly presents Bradfords religious views and shows how those beliefs affected his life and actions and those of the Pilgrims. The care with which Schmidt approaches this aspect of his subject results in an objective presentation that informs without proselytizing. There are occasional lapses in chronology (on one page it is Monday, Dec. 21 as the Pilgrims go ashore; three pages later, it is Wednesday, Dec. 20 as they decide to stay where they have landed) but the story is otherwise clear. Black-and-white photographs (with reenactment photos so labeled), reproductions of prints and journals, and some simple maps are all well placed within the text. A brief bibliographic essay and some suggestions for further reading (mostly adult titles) complete the work. Most libraries will want to have this volume available for readers and researchers alike.Elaine Fort Weischedel, Turner Free Library, Randolph, MA Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information.
Kirkus Reviews
Paying tribute to both the political skills and the deep spirituality of Plymouth Colony's guiding light, Schmidt (Sin Eater, 1996) paints a warm and cohesive picture of William Bradford's role in that colony's foundation and growth. Orphaned since childhood, Bradford joined the Puritan movement as a teenager, and gave up a fairly prosperous life to accompany local Separatists in their move to the Netherlands. Readers will get a clear sense of the courage it took to make that break, to defy both monarch and established church, and to later board a barely seaworthy ship for a dangerous voyage to an unknown land. Under Bradford's wise stewardship Plymouth went from a struggling settlement to a flourishing town, surviving deadly winters, suspicious local natives, successive waves of poorly supplied immigrants, fire, rival colonies competing for land and trade, even an earthquake. The author sifts Bradford's writings for clues to his character—noting such ambiguities as his near- silence at his first wife's sudden death—and points out Plymouth's enduring legacy to this country. (illustrations, not seen, notes, bibliography) (Biography. 11-15)
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780802851482
  • Publisher: Eerdmans Pub Co
  • Publication date: 3/28/1999
  • Series: Men of Spirit Series
  • Pages: 200
  • Sales rank: 995,995
  • Age range: 9 - 12 Years
  • Lexile: 1150L (what's this?)
  • Product dimensions: 6.90 (w) x 8.90 (h) x 0.70 (d)

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