“Bradford’s history is a story of a simple people inspired by an ardent faith to a dauntless courage in danger; a resourcefulness in dealing with new problems; an impregnable fortitude in adversity that exalts and heartens one in an age of uncertainty; when courage falters and faith grows dim. It is this story; told by a great human being; that has made the Pilgrim Fathers in a sense the spiritual ancestors of all Americans; all pioneers.†Thus Samuel Eliot Morison; the pre-eminent American historian in this field; in his Preface to this great American classic. For the first time the printed text of Bradford’s history has been compared word for word with the original manuscript; for the first time the difficult abbreviations and contractions used by Bradford have been filled out and his archaic and variant spellings made uniform. This edition has double value: it presents Governor Bradford’s text in readable form and it provides contemporary readers with a history of that text and its enduring significance by the historian clearly elect to interpret it.
#237306 in Books J R Mc Neill 2003-12-15Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.30 x 1.00 x 6.10l; 1.15 #File Name: 0393925684368 pagesHuman Web By Mcneill Robert
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Much better option: "By SteppeBy WuMingDisappointing. While it's undeniably hard to cover the entire world in 300-odd pages; the text generalizes so much that it's hard to see it as anything other than a refresher of what you learned in high school history.The more serious problem is in the details--many are simply wrong. In other cases; the authors have clearly done a superficial reading of a book or two on a given region; and have facts to recite; but they evidently lack deeper context; leading to decidedly offbase explanations. This is most obvious when it comes to China and India; but even medieval Europe gets treated with some real head-scratchers.Much better option: "By Steppe; Desert and Ocean" by Barry Cunliffe. True; it doesn't cover Africa; Australia or the Americas; but the coverage the Human Web book provides of those regions prior to European contact fills about two pages; so you won't miss much on that front. There are several options that cover those continents more deeply and thoughtfully as well.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Philip WongExcellent0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Our StoryBy feiyi15facesA very different approach to history. Worth a read whether you are in a college level history class or just want an interesting read.
