Bibliograph

Why did the pilgrims come to the New World:, and other questions about the Plymouth Colony, Laura Hamilton Waxman

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Why did the pilgrims come to the New World:, and other questions about the Plymouth Colony, Laura Hamilton Waxman

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Why did the pilgrims come to the New World:

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Laura Hamilton Waxman

Series statement

Six questions of American history

Sub title

and other questions about the Plymouth Colony

Summary

In December 1620, a group of English settlers stepped out of their boats and climbed up the shore to a point overlooking a small harbor. Known as the Pilgrims, they had traveled far on the Mayflower. Behind them was the vast Atlantic Ocean. Before them was the wilderness of North America. They called their new home the Plymouth Colony. But who were the Pilgrims? Why had they left England? And what lay ahead for them over the long winter in Plymouth? Discover the facts about the Pilgrims and their struggle to build a colony in the New World

Target audience

juvenile

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