Bradford's History of the Plymouth Settlement, 1608-1650

William Bradford (1590 - 1657) and Harold Paget (1876 - )

The journal of William Bradford, who served five terms as governor of the Plymouth colony, is an indispensable document of the events of early American history. His eyewitness account includes the stories of the Pilgrims’ sojourn in the Netherlands, the voyage of the Mayflower, the hardships of the New World, relations with the Indians, and the colony’s growth from an endangered enterprise to a thriving city. This edition of Bradford’s Of Plimoth Plantation presents the text in language made more accessible to the modern reader (Summary by D. Leeson).

Genre(s): History, Memoirs, Early Modern

Language: English

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Play 01 Book I, Chapter 1 David Leeson
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Play 02 Book I, Chapter 2: 1607-1608 David Leeson
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Play 03 Book I, Chapter 3: 1609-1620 David Leeson
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Play 07 Book I, Chapter 7: 1620 David Leeson
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Play 08 Book I, Chapter 8: 1620 David Leeson
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Play 09 Book I, Chapter 9: 1620 David Leeson
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Play 10 Book I, Chapter 10: 1620 David Leeson
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Play 11 Book II, Chapter 1: 1620 David Leeson
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Play 12 Book II, Chapter 2: 1621 David Leeson
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Play 13 Book II, Chapter 3: 1622 David Leeson
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Play 14 Book II, Chapter 4: 1623 David Leeson
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Play 15 Book II, Chapter 5: 1624 David Leeson
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Play 17 Book II, Chapter 7: 1626 David Leeson
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Play 18 Book II, Chapter 8: 1627 David Leeson
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Play 19 Book II, Chapter 9: 1628 David Leeson
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Play 20 Book II, Chapter 10: 1629 David Leeson
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Play 21 Book II, Chapter 11: 1630 David Leeson
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Play 23 Book II, Chapter 13: 1632 David Leeson
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Play 24 Book II, Chapter 14: 1633 David Leeson
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Play 25 Book II, Chapter 15: 1634 David Leeson
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Play 27 Book II, Chapter 17: 1636 David Leeson
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Play 28 Book II, Chapter 18: 1637 David Leeson
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Play 29 Book II, Chapter 19: 1638 David Leeson
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Play 30 Book II, Chapter 20: 1639-1640 David Leeson
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Play 31 Book II, Chapter 21: 1641 David Leeson
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Play 32 Book II, Chapter 22: 1642 David Leeson
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Play 33 Book II, Chapter 23: 1643 David Leeson
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Play 34 Book II, Chapter 24: 1644 David Leeson
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Play 35 Book II, Chapter 25: 1645 David Leeson
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Play 36 Book II, Chapter 26: 1646; Names of Mayflower Passengers David Leeson
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