William Bradford
William Bradford was an English Puritan Separatist originally from the West Riding of Yorkshire in Northern England. He moved to Leiden in Holland in order to escape persecution from King James I of England, and then emigrated to the Plymouth Colony on the Mayflower in 1620. He was a signatory to the Mayflower Compact and went on to serve as Governor of the Plymouth Colony intermittently for about 30 years between 1621 and 1657. He served as a commissioner of the United Colonies of New England on multiple occasions and served twice as president. His journal Of Plymouth Plantation covered the years from 1620 to 1646 in Plymouth.
Governor Bradford's first dialogue : $b A dialogue, or the sum of a conference between some young men born in New England and sundry ancient men that came out of Holland and old England, anno Domini 1648.
In a new land, the wisdom of elders guides young minds as they navigate faith, persecution, and the ever-changing landscape of their church.
By William Bradford
Bradford's history of the Plymouth settlement, 1608-1650 Rendered into modern English by Harold Paget
Driven by their faith and a desire for freedom, a group of settlers dares to cross the Atlantic and build a new world from scratch.
By William Bradford
Governor William Bradford's letter book
Read real letters from the 1600s and witness the drama and determination of early American colonists as they fight to survive and build a new world.
By William Bradford
Bradford's History of 'Plimoth Plantation' From the Original Manuscript. With a Report of the Proceedings Incident to the Return of the Manuscript to Massachusetts
Driven by religious persecution, a group of English settlers brave treacherous seas and face immense hardship to forge a new life in an unfamiliar world, all in pursuit of spiritual freedom.
By William Bradford