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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Strangers and Pilgrims, Travellers and Sojourners Strangers and Pilgrims, Travellers and Sojourners Jeremy Dupertuis Bangs Controversies in politics and religion, customs of family life and society, obligations of labor and chances to play, questions of free will, democracy, the separation of church and state, religious … OL16785874W
The Mayflower Compact The Mayflower Compact Philip Brooks Describes the history of the Mayflower Compact, the first written document for government in the New World. Also explains the voyage of the Mayflower, the establishment of Plymouth, Massachusetts, an… OL1944648W
Sarah Morton's Day Sarah Morton's Day Kate Waters Text and photographs of Plimouth Plantation follow a Pilgrim girl through a typical day as she milks the goats, cooks and serves meals, learns her letters, and adjusts to her new stepfather. OL1985190W
The landing of the Pilgrims The landing of the Pilgrims James Daugherty In order to escape religious persecution, a group of English Separatists set sail for America in 1620, hoping to establish a new colony. OL2813217W
The pilgrims of Plimoth The pilgrims of Plimoth Marcia Sewall Chronicles, in text and illustrations, the day-to-day life of the early Pilgrims in the Plimouth Colony. OL29847W
The Plymouth Colony The Plymouth Colony Pamela Dell Follows the struggles and triumphs of the colonists who came to the New World and founded Plymouth Colony in what would become Massachusetts. OL3458140W
A new look at the Pilgrims A new look at the Pilgrims Beatrice Siegel Questions and answers explore the experiences in England and Holland of the men, women, and children known as the Pilgrims. OL3517189W
Pilgrims and Thanksgiving Pilgrims and Thanksgiving Rae Bains Briefly traces the history of the Pilgrims, a group of Puritans who fled England to escape religious persecution, sailed to Massachusetts on the Mayflower, and celebrated their first harvest there in… OL4274579W
The Mayflower Compact The Mayflower Compact Melissa Whitcraft Discusses the Pilgrims' voyage to Plymouth, Massachusetts, and the colony they established after their arrival, aided by Native Americans and governed by an agreement called the Mayflower Compact. OL452232W
Constance Constance Patricia Clapp The journal of a young girl tells of her daily life, hardships, romances and marriage during the first years of the Pilgrim settlement at Plymouth. OL4970300W
The story of Squanto The story of Squanto Cathy East Dubowski Describes how Squanto played an important role in making peace between his fellow Native Americans and the settlers at Plymouth, so that they could share the first feast of Thanksgiving. OL523694W
Almost home Almost home Wendy Lawton While making the pilgrimage from Holland to America in 1620 with other English Separatists, teenaged Mary Chilton endures many hardships that test her faith in God. OL5701739W
Thanksgiving Thanksgiving Julie Stiegemeyer "The 102 travelers left the port of Plymouth, England, bound for the promise of a new beginning in a new world ..." OL5747518W
You wouldn't want to sail on the Mayflower! You wouldn't want to sail on the Mayflower! Peter Cook,Cook, Peter,Peter Cook Uses humor in both text and illustrations to describe the hardships of sailing to the New World from England in 1620. OL5846594W
Squanto Squanto Kate Jassem A biography of the Indian who helped the Pilgrims live from the land their first winter in Plymouth. OL6349868W
Eating the Plates Eating the Plates Lucille Recht Penner Discusses the eating habits, customs, and manners of the Pilgrims in the colony of New Plymouth. OL8138832W
Thanksgiving on Thursday Thanksgiving on Thursday Mary Pope Osborne,Sal Murdocca Jack and Annie travel in their magic treehouse to the year 1621, where they celebrate the first Thanksgiving with the Pilgrims and Wampanoag Indians in the New Plymouth Colony. OL81813W