Providence and the Pilgrim E-book
Author: William Bradford
Genre: Government / Economics, History / Biography
Bradford, William (1590-1657) English-born, American statesman
who arrived in the colonies on the Mayflower. Bradford was the governor
of the jurisdiction of Plymouth from 1621 to his death, except for a five
year period during which he refused election. His best-known work, "The
History of Plymouth Plantation," is a chronicle of the events in that colony
from its inception to 1646. For years in the possession of his family, the
work was published in 1856.
Providence and the Pilgrim (1657) Verses left by Bradford declaring his
preparedness for death, beginning with the lines: "From my years young in
days of youth, God did make known to me his truth,..."
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