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Franklin Library: William Bradford: Of Plymouth Plantation, 1620-1647
Franklin Library FULL leather top-of-the-line edition of "Of Plymouth Plantation, 1620-1647," by William Bradford, Sometimes Governor Tof, edited and Introduced by Samuel Eliot Morison, With the Calligraphy of Jeanne Greco, a Limited edition, one of the 100 GREATEST MASTERPIECES OF AMERICAN LITERATURE series, published in 1983. Bound in a Most Handsome burgundy Moroccan cowhide, the book has burgundy French moire silk endleaves, hubbed spines, satin book marker, 22 kt. gold gilding on three edges--in FINE condition. William Bradford, who lived from 1590-1657, was born in England. Both his parents died when William was a child, and he was reared first by his grandfather, and when the grandfather died, by an Uncle. At the age of twelve, he heard a sermon by Reverend Clifton, and Bradford became a follower of JOHN CALVIN, the religious radical who advocated separation from the Church of England. The group became known as "Puritans" and "Separatists." Bradford was arrested for his "tical views" and he soon left England for Holland, and he was a part of the group of immigrants who sailed on the MAYFLOWER for America, settling at what is now PROVINCETOWN, MASSACHUSETTS, on CAPE COD in 1620. The leader of the Pilgrims, WILLIAM BRADFORD, recorded his story with vivid exactitude. Before landing in America, Bradford's wife fell overboard and drowned in a storm. What Bradford found in New England was not what he had imagined. Stories of wealth and abundance were false. Within three months nearly half of the pilgrims died of starvation, scurvy, or other diseases. The group would not have survived without the help of English-speaking Indians. SQUANTO, an Indian who had been captured once and taken to England, taught Bradford and the Pilgrims survival skills: taking game, gathering provisions, fishing, and protection. An Englishman named THOMAS MORTON had set up a trading post and he erected a MAYPOLE---which lured the settlers in pursuit of "wanton sexual activities" in the woods. Settlers bound for Salem cut down Morton's Maypole, led by CAPTAIN MILES STANDISH. Despite his intolerance of irreligious mores, Bradford was a moderate and gentle man, but he ruled firmly, ordering the first execution of an Englishman for murdering an Indian. The greatest chief of the area, MASSASOIT, was a friend of the settlers. The manuscript of "Plymouth Plantation" was lost for many years and it had not been published at the time of Bradford's death, being returned to the U.S. in 1897 from England. Bradford's life was full of experiences and he believed that God's curse was as important as His blessing. FOLKS, this is MAGNIFICENT document----a RARE title----Out of Print. FREE SHIPPING in U.S. with media or $10.00 priority shipping or actual charges world-wide. Seller will combine multiple bids for postal savings. Seller accepts PayPal or personal checks---held until check clears--or immediate shipment with 50 positive feedbacks on Ebay. Good luck and see my other Easton Press and Franklin Library books. NO RESERVE . 
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