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.

Over the centuries the Pilgrims have been relegated to folklore and children's stories. Their true story began with the execution of two pastors deviating from the Elizabethan Church of England, sending the Pilgrims on a great journey of courageous faith, daring escape, and tenuous survival. Milbrandt shows that theirs is the story of refugees who fled intense religious persecution; of survivors who struggled with newfound freedom. Despite the loneliness,...

What was it like to be a passenger on the Mayflower? How many people survived the first harsh winter in the New World? How did Pilgrim children spend their days? Find out the answers to these questions and more in this Magic Tree House Research Guide: Pilgrims. Includes fun facts from Jack and Annie, fantastic photos and illustrations, and a guide to doing further research.

This book is an easy-to-read fictional retelling of the journey of the Pilgrims to America, their struggles during the first year, and celebration of the first Thanksgiving.

Ten years after the Mayflower pilgrims arrived on rocky, unfamiliar soil, Plymouth is not the land its residents had imagined. Seemingly established on a dream of religious freedom, in reality the town is led by fervent puritans who prohibit the residents from living, trading, and worshipping as they choose. By the time an unfamiliar ship, bearing new colonists, appears on the horizon one summer morning, Anglican outsiders have had enough.