Mayflower Bastard: A Stranger Among the PilgrimsMacmillan, 1. 4. 2007 - Počet stran: 272 David Lindsay, researching old records to learn details of the life of his ancestor, Richard More, soon found himself in the position of the Sorcerer's Apprentice-wherever he looked for one item, ten more appeared. What he found illuminated not only More's own life but painted a clear and satisfying picture of the way the First Comers, Saints and Strangers alike, set off for the new land, suffered the voyage on the Mayflower, and put down their roots to thrive on our continent's northeastern shore. From the story, Richard emerges as a man of questionable morals, much enterprise, and a good deal of old-fashioned pluck, a combination that could get him into trouble-and often did. He lived to father several children, to see, near the end of his life, a friend executed as a witch in Salem, and to be read out of the church for unseemly behavior. Mayflower Bastard lets readers see history in a new light by turning an important episode into a personal experience. |
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... Katharine had grown up assuming, quite naturally, that one of her elder brothers would live to be heir. But Jasper ... Katharine's sisters already married and her other brothers dead of disease or fate, she was thrust to center stage ...
... Katharine's marriage settlement specifically asked for the arrangement to be conducted “without tabling,” thus ... Katharine and Samuel spoke the words of promise and faith and forever, the Anglican minister blessed their union, and the ...
... Katharine's side. Think I should I get myself a painting of a living swan?” Justin was most amused at the idea. He continued to chuckle the rest of the way to Shrewsbury, where he dispatched me with the utmost civility. From there he ...
... Katharine to Lord Chief Justice James Lee, which demanded an explanation for what had become of her children. Katharine's petition has since been lost, and Samuel's Declaration does not entirely fill in the gaps. Crucial information is ...
... Katharine's ear and whispered “sweet woordes.”10 Then, drawing from a prayer book of the day, The Monument of Matrones, by Thomas Bentley, husband and wife began to intone her sins—nominally those of general motherhood, though for them ...
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THE PROMISED LAND | |
A MOTHERS WISH | |
TO | |
THE DOUBLE LIFE OF RICHARD MORE | |
THE BELL | |
THE QUAKER CRISIS | |
BATTLES LARGE AND SMALL | |
UNDER WATCHFUL EYES | |
HYPOCRISY UNMASKD | |
HYSTERIA | |
STONE REMAINS | |