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Book Review of Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War

Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War
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Helpful Score: 1


I really had no desire to read this book, but it was a required text for a class. I was immediately drawn into this non-fiction story about the beginning of the settlement at Plymouth Rock. The story is written as a novel, but is historically accurate and includes all of the data for history buffs in the back. It tells the story of the ex-communicated Puritans' journey from the Netherlands. Their initial destination was the mouth of the Hudson River, yet they ended up at Cape Cod, and eventually Plymouth.

From one who hates the requisite memorization of history, dates and the like, I truly enjoyed this book. I would highly recommend it to anybody.