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In a text that mirrors their language and thoughts, Marcia Sewall has masterfully recreated the coming of the pilgrims to the New World, and the daily flow of their days during the first years in the colony they called Plimoth.
Aye, Governor Bradford calls us pilgrims. We are English and England was our home...But our lives were ruled by King James, and for many years it seemed as though our very hearts were in prison in England...September, 1620, our lives changed. We were seventy menfolk and womenfolk, thirty-two good children, a handful of cocks and hens, and two dogs, gathered together on a dock in Plymouth, England, ready to set sail for America in a small ship called the Mayflower...After an abundance of prayers and tears we made farewells at dockside and boarded our small ship. Our voyage across the Atlantic Ocean "began with a prosperous wind," but the sea soon became "sharp and violent" and storms howled about us.When the pilgrims set out for America, they brought with them a dream for the future. Sickness, hardship, and heartache stood in the way of that dream. But the pilgrims worked hard, keeping their dream close to their hearts, until they were finally able to make it come true.Download and start listening now!
“Sewall’s book not only conveys the spirit and conviction of the Pilgrim experience, but also provides a bounty of historical information and domestic detail about the settlement at Plimoth and the people who survived those arduous first seasons in America…By adhering to traditional language and vocabulary…Sewall has captured the dignity of the Pilgrim voice, and lends a quiet, steady rhythm and intensity to the text…Sewall’s book is educational in the best sense: it is eloquent, evocative, factual, and lovely to behold.”
— School Library Journal
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About Marcia Sewall
Marcia Sewall’s name can be found on the covers of tons of classic fiction and folktales. Marcia gained the most fame from her three books on the settling of her beloved New England: The Pilgrims of Plimoth, The People of Breaking Day, and Thunder from the Clear Sky. She lives in Dorchester, Massachusetts.
About the Narrators
Melissa Leebaert is a well respected and sought after voice-over actor, performer, and coach. Her work has won her numerous awards including an Emmy Award for narrating Discovery’s An Inside Look and six prestigious Peer Awards for Best Female Narration.
Rex Robbins (1935–2003) was an American character actor of stage and screen.
Rex Robbins (1935–2003) was an American character actor of stage and screen.