The Pilgrims of Plimoth

Written & illustrated by Marcia Sewall

Pilgrims face storms and hardship on their journey to a new world, clinging to dreams of freedom.

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48 pages

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In 1620, a group of pilgrims, led by Governor Bradford, leaves England's oppressive rule for a new life in America. Aboard the Mayflower, they face violent seas and relentless storms. With dreams of freedom and a better future, they endure sickness and hardship. Will their perseverance be enough to overcome the challenges of the New World and realize their dreams? Discover the trials and triumphs of these determined settlers as they strive to build a new life in Plimoth.

From the publisher

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.