Colonial Literature Term Paper

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Plymouth Plantation, William Bradford's account of his thirty years at Plymouth, is one of the most important pieces of seventeenth century literature. Despite the journal's creative blend of fact and fiction that have many calling Bradford's journal "historical fiction," it has provided much of our information surrounding the early years at Plymouth colony.

William Bradford was not only a member of the Plymouth colony, but was also its leader who played a large role in the development of the community. Before the establishment of the colony, William Bradford who was born in Austerfield, England in 1590, spent most of his life in Holland as a member of the Scrooby Separatist Congregation.

Bradford was a member of the infamous Mayflower vessel, and began his leadership position in Plymouth Colony when the Colony's first governor, John Carver, died. Bradford served for thirty-one of a possible thirty-six one year terms as governor.


The journal was written between 1630 and 1647 and covers the Pilgrims experiences from Holland in 1608 to their experiences in Plymouth colony in 1647. It touched on a variety of issues and events that were pivotal to the community of Pilgrims in the early seventeenth century. The journal outlines the Separatists' desire to move to Leiden as a result of their religious beliefs, their collective decision to move to the New World, and many of their harrowing experiences on the Mayflower. Once in New England, William Bradford discusses more well-known events….....

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