Did you know that Plymouth was named by the explorer John Smith in 1608?

Twelve years later, in 1620, the Pilgrims started their journey from Plymouth, England, and were blown off course, landing in Plymouth, North America. As if it was a sign from God, the Pilgrims decided not to continue their journey but to settle right where they landed, starting one of the earliest American communities.

This audiobook traces the journey of the Pilgrims before the Mayflower even set sail. To understand what drove the Pilgrims into a form of self-exile, one must look further back to when King Henry VIII of England ruled. Religion was very important to the American settlers, and when they were not allowed to practice it the way they wanted, the Separatists emerged, demanding their religious rights and freedoms.

Listen to The Pilgrims and find out:

• How did the Separatists come to be
• What was their life in Leiden like
• The Mayflower’s journey across the ocean
• How did the Pilgrims survive the first winter
• How Squanto, a Native American, deserved the Pilgrims’ respect and friendship
• The origins of Thanksgiving
• How the Native Americans accepted the settlers
• How the Puritans joined the Pilgrims
• What the great wars against the Native Americans were like
• How religious intolerance among the early settlers almost destroyed them
• And much more!

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