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Dorset pilgrims : the story of West Country pilgrims who went to New England in the 17th century /

The story of a small group of English Puritans who, in the early 17th century, set sail to find a new life and a new Church in New England. Brought together by the recruiting powers and visionary drive of the famous Dorchester clergyman, John White, these pilgrims - many of them West Country neighbo...

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Main Author: Thistlethwaite, Frank.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Barrie & Jenkins, ©1989.
Subjects and Genres:
1600-1775
Puritans > New England > History > 17th century.
Puritains > Nouvelle-Angleterre > Histoire > 17e siècle.
Emigration and immigration.
Puritans.
Puritans > New England > History.
Puritaner
Auswanderung
Einwanderung
Geschichte (1630-1675)
West Country (England) > Emigration and immigration > History > 17th century.
New England > History > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
New England > Emigration and immigration > History > 17th century.
Angleterre (Sud-Ouest) > Émigration et immigration > Histoire > 17e siècle.
Nouvelle-Angleterre > Histoire > ca 1600-1775 (Période coloniale)
Nouvelle-Angleterre > Émigration et immigration > Histoire > 17e siècle.
England > West Country.
New England.
United States, New England > History > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
United States, New England > Emigration and immigration.
England > Emigration and immigration.
Neuengland
Dorset
England > Emigration to New England, history
History.
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Summary: The story of a small group of English Puritans who, in the early 17th century, set sail to find a new life and a new Church in New England. Brought together by the recruiting powers and visionary drive of the famous Dorchester clergyman, John White, these pilgrims - many of them West Country neighbors and some connected by marriage- embarked on their hazardous voyage. On 20 March 1630 the first of them boarded the Mary and John and set sail across the Atlantic to found Dorchester on Massachusetts Bay. Within five years the greater part of the community had uprooted themselves and trekked through the New England wilderness to settle on its 'frontier', the Connecticut River. Here, in a single plantation they still persisted as that same close-knit West Country community. The lifestyle of apple orchards and cider, Devon cattly rearing and dairying, hemp and flax, preserved a West Country flavour. But inevitably the old ways had to be adapted. The book ends with the great Indian Revolt of 1675, and in describing how this crisis was met, the author shows how the passage of four decades had turned the children of Dorset pilgrims into pioneers of America's moving frontier.
Physical Description: ix, 294 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-280) and index.
ISBN: 0712620125
9780712620123

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