The Journal of the Pilgrims at Plymouth, New England, in 1620: reprinted from the original

Name/Title

The Journal of the Pilgrims at Plymouth, New England, in 1620: reprinted from the original

Entry/Object ID

974.4 P696m

Description

ix p., 1 I., (5) - 369 p. 19 1/2 cm

Lexicon

Search Terms

1. Massachusetts -- History -- Colonial period (New Plymouth)

Book Details

Author

Mourt's relation.

Publisher

J. Wiley

Place Published

* Untyped Place Published

New York

Date Published

1849

LCCN

40024866

Notes

With Historical and local illustrations of providences, principles, and persons: by George B. Cheever, D.D. 2d ed. With reproduction of original t.-p.: A relation or journall of the beginning and proceedings of the English plantation setled at Plymoth in New England, by certaine English adventurers both merchants and others . . . London, Printed for John Bellamie and are to be sold at his shop at the Two greyhounds in Cornhill neere the Royall exchange. 1622 "To the reader" (p. (13) - (14)) signed: G. Movrt. The main part of the narrative waws probably written by Edward Winslow. Parts have been attributed to William Bradford. G. Mourt (George Morton?) by whose name the relation is commonly known, seems to have had no other connection wth it than that of writing the preface and giving the book to the press. cf. Young, A. Chronicles of the Pilgrim fathers. Boston, 1841, P. vii - viii; Mourt's relation. A journal of the Pilgrims at Plymouth. New York (1963) p. x - xv.