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William Bradford

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Presented by Mrs.

Sylvester
Yorkshire, England
Wealthy and influential
Deaths in the family
Father
Grandfather
Mother
Long sickness turned to reading
The Bible
Classic literature
Inspired at 12
1603 Separatist movement formed (Bradford
currently 17)
Escaped England to the Dutch Republic
Briefly imprisoned
Inherited family money at 21
Arrived on Mayflower December 20
th
, 1620
Great sickness
Hid burials
Elected governor after sickness
March 16
th
meeting with Native Americans
Signed treaty
Of Plymouth Plantation
Detailed history
Recorded lives of colonists
A story-teller of considerable power; the father of
American history
Published in 1856
Mourts Relation
Inform Europeans
Dialogues
Conversations between generations
But that which was most sad and lamentable was that
in two or three months time, half of their company
died, especially in January and February, being the
depth of winter, and wanting houses and other
comforts
Difficulty of living at Plymouth
Hardships of first winter
Lack of shelter
Title page
Birth and death years
Picture of author
Group members names
Early life
Information about author before coming to the New
World
__________ the Puritan
Information on authors beliefs, struggles, and mid-life
in general

Literary works
2-4 of the authors works
Description of what the work is
Excerpt
Chosen excerpt
Explanation

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