At the end of 1618; a blazing green star soared across the night sky over the northern hemisphere. From the Philippines to the Arctic; the comet became a sensation and a symbol; a warning of doom or a promise of salvation. Two years later; as the Pilgrims prepared to sail across the Atlantic on board the Mayflower; the atmosphere remained charged with fear and expectation. Men and women readied themselves for war; pestilence; or divine retribution. Against this background; and amid deep economic depression; the Pilgrims conceived their enterprise of exile.Within a decade; despite crisis and catastrophe; they built a thriving settlement at New Plymouth; based on beaver fur; corn; and cattle. In doing so; they laid the foundations for Massachusetts; New England; and a new nation. Using a wealth of new evidence from landscape; archaeology; and hundreds of overlooked or neglected documents; Nick Bunker gives a vivid and strikingly original account of the Mayflower project and the first decade of the Plymouth Colony. From mercantile London and the rural England of Queen Elizabeth I and King James I to the mountains and rivers of Maine; he weaves a rich narrative that combines religion; politics; money; science; and the sea.The Pilgrims were entrepreneurs as well as evangelicals; political radicals as well as Christian idealists. Making Haste from Babylon tells their story in unrivaled depth; from their roots in religious conflict and village strife at home to their final creation of a permanent foothold in America.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Its ultimately a terrible tragedyBy Gary HowardInformative yet kinda dry. I felt that a good bit of the back story about their personal lives could have been omitted and not really lost much of the story. But; I didn't write the damn book.I skipped over most of the personal stuff.Overall not too bad.3 of 4 people found the following review helpful. A very good readBy CharlieA very enjoyable book that brought back some of the forgotten; or obscure historical events of some forgotten hero's names. I remember my grandfather spoke of some of these men when our own winters brought the snow and cold.3 of 4 people found the following review helpful. great book and an easy readBy E. longwonderful book! easy to read and packed with information.tied in with an older book I own about polar exploration.would highly recommend to anyone with an interest in theexploration of the Northwest Passage.
