given to William Bradford‚ one of the first early American authors. Bradford‚ a native of Yorkshire‚ England‚ joined the Separatist religious movement while a teenager. He and fellow Separatists‚ later named the Pilgrims‚ endured religious persecution in England and eventually immigrated to America on the Mayflower in 1620. As a leader of the Plymouth Colony‚ Bradford served off and on as governor for almost thirty years. Bradford is best known for his two-book series Of Plymouth Plantation‚ written
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William Bradford’s manuscript is recognized as one of the most celebrated documents published on the settlement of Pilgrims in Plymouth Colony. In this excerpt of his manuscript‚ Bradford is explaining the reasons for the removal of people from Europe to go the New World‚ and convincing people of the struggles and achievements of Puritans going to the New World. The purpose of William Bradford for writing Of Plymouth Plantation is to introduce the theme of religion that implies how God can help people
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Early America was a time of hardship‚ exploration and a deep belief in God‚ this is best portrayed through is literature. Within early American literature there are many similarities and differences from the work of William Bradford to John Smith. “In sundry of these storms the winds were so fierce and the seas so high‚ as they could not bear a knot of sail‚ but were forced to hull for divers days together. And in one of them‚ as they thus lay at hull in a mighty storm‚ a lusty young man called John
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II. Of Plymouth Plantation: Summary and Commentary Bradford‚ William was one of the Pilgrim leaders and American colonial governor‚ born in Austerfield‚ Yorkshire‚ England. In 1606 he joined the Separatists‚ a dissident Protestant sect. Three years later‚ in search of freedom of worship‚ he went with them to Holland‚ where he became an apprentice to a silk manufacturer. Bradford sailed on the Mayflower in 1620‚ and after his arrival in America he helped found Plymouth Colony. In April 1621 he
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On November 11‚ 1620 the pilgrims‚ aboard the Mayflower ship‚ dropped anchor at Cape Cod. They wanted to explore the new land with a shallop they brought with them from England‚ but it suffered damages during the voyage and needed mending. In this situation‚ while the shallop was being repaired‚ 16 well armed men‚ leaded by Captain Standish‚ were allowed to seek what seemed to be a nearby river. This was unknown land‚ so they took every precaution available to them. On the 15th of November they
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sinners and it was al because of the original sin of the apple from the forbidden tree. These beliefs affected the writing of the time including William Bradford "Of Plymouth Plantation". The puritans believed that the elite would go to heaven. The elite were the ones who did not sin. Therefore‚ whoever did sin would be "smited" by God. William Bradford shows an example of this when he speaks of a sailor "... who would always be condemning the poor people in their sickness and cursing them daily
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freedom. Great writers of American Literature were representatives of the two sides and were determined to set this country apart from the rest of the world‚ even if that meant going to war or asking other countries for help. In William Bradford’s Of Plymouth Plantation‚ he talks about the successes of the pilgrims so far as if trying to convince
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October‚ 2014 "OF PLYMOUTH PLANTATION:" CHAPTERS 9 & 10 "Of Plymouth Plantation" is a manuscript of Bradford ’s history starting in 1620. The first book was copied into the church records and preserved‚ but unfortunately the second part was presumably lost. The manuscripts were found in the residence of the Bishop of London and were published together for the first time in 1856. There seems to be immeasurable history in these books. William Bradford‚ the author of "Of Plymouth Plantation" gives a narrative
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Of Plymouth Plantation William Bradford The book that I chose to write about is Of Plymouth Plantation by William Bradford. I chose to write about this book because I believe that what William Bradford did for the Pilgrims was very remarkable. Bradford was the governor of Plymouth for over thirty years after the previous governor‚ John Carver‚ had died. He was a very powerful leader in the Plymouth Plantation and all the Pilgrims looked at him not only as a leader‚ but also as a part of their
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Plymouth plantation William Bradford’s non-fictional work‚ "Of Plymouth Plantation‚" is a book about the early settlement experiences of the Puritans from 1620 to 1647. Bradford is the governor of the Plymouth Plantation‚ serving in this role for thirty-three years. He is responsible for the creation and government of the settlement. Bradford begins the work detailing the purpose of the Separatists’s emigration‚ who left England to pursue religious freedom. He also introduces the Puritans‚ a people
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