Of Plymouth Plantation is a history journaled by William Bradford. It begins with the members of the Scrooby church who decided to leave England for the sake of their religious freedom. Initially they moved to Holland, which was such a difficult existence, that when they heard of the Newfoundland in America they eagerly relocated.John Winthrop served as governor for one year and died. William Bradford was unanimously chosen to serve as governor and did so for the next thirty. Under him the Mayflower compact was created and a treaty and allegiance formed between the settlers and nearby Indian tribes. The peace they established led to prosperity on both sides.The attached audio podcast describes a series of providential occurrences on the Mayflower voyage. As well as the attempted insurrection of two pastors who pretended to support the settlers even as they betrayed them with letters to England (in particular their enemies in the church of England).The book is a fantastic read explaining why I gave it 5 stars. And in light of modern day education, it's incredibly enlightening.In honor of this Thanksgiving holiday, I felt a review of the colony where it all started, Plymouth Plantation, was in order. Link to the series on the Colonization of America on the Book Matrix