"Good Newes from New England" by Edward Winslow is a historical narrative chronicling the Plymouth colony's initial years in the 17th century, revealing their struggles, interactions with Native Americans, and reliance on providence. The book opens with a dedication and overview, setting the stage for a narrative that emphasizes the settlers' daunting hardships, such as scarce food and the dangers they encounter when facing local tribes. The author highlights the settlers' resilience through divine intervention and the need for respectful relations with local tribes while also touching on conflicts with nearby colonies and the intricate political environment involving both the settlers and the Indigenous people, revealing a story of early colonial existence and challenging relationships with the land and its inhabitants.
Good Newes from New England Or a true relation of things very remarkable at the plantation of Plimoth in New-England
By Edward Winslow
Amidst hardship and uncertainty, early settlers seek survival and harmony in a new world, balancing faith, community, and tenuous alliances with the original inhabitants of the land.
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About the AuthorEdward Winslow was a Separatist and New England political leader who traveled on the Mayflower in 1620. He was one of several senior leaders on the ship and also later at Plymouth Colony. Both Edward Winslow and his brother, Gilbert Winslow signed the Mayflower Compact. In Plymouth he served in a number of governmental positions such as assistant governor, three times was governor and also was the colony's agent in London. In early 1621 he had been one of several key leaders on whom Governor Bradford depended after the death of John Carver. He was the author of several important pamphlets, including Good Newes from New England and co-wrote with William Bradford the historic Mourt's Relation, which ends with an account of the First Thanksgiving and the abundance of the New World. In 1655 he died of fever while on an English naval expedition in the Caribbean against the Spanish.
Edward Winslow was a Separatist and New England political leader who traveled on the Mayflower in 1620. He was one of several senior leaders on the ship and also later at Plymouth Colony. Both Edward Winslow and his brother, Gilbert Winslow signed the Mayflower Compact. In Plymouth he served in a number of governmental positions such as assistant governor, three times was governor and also was the colony's agent in London. In early 1621 he had been one of several key leaders on whom Governor Bradford depended after the death of John Carver. He was the author of several important pamphlets, including Good Newes from New England and co-wrote with William Bradford the historic Mourt's Relation, which ends with an account of the First Thanksgiving and the abundance of the New World. In 1655 he died of fever while on an English naval expedition in the Caribbean against the Spanish.
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