The Mayflower Generation

Informationen zum Autor Rebecca Fraser is a writer and broadcaster whose work includes a biography of Charlotte Brontë which examines her life in the context of contemporary attitudes to women. President of the Brontë Society for many years, she wrote the introductions to the Everyman editions of Shirley and The Professor and is a contributor to the BBC History website. Her most recent book, A People’s History of Britain , is a highly readable account of British history. It has been described as ‘an elegantly written, impressively well-informed single-volume history of how England was governed during the past 2000 years.’ Klappentext A Times History Book of the Year The voyage of the Mayflower is one of the seminal events in world history. Yet, fifty years later, Edward's son Josiah was commanding the New England militias against Massasoit's son in King Philip's War. Zusammenfassung A Times History Book of the Year The voyage of the Mayflower is one of the seminal events in world history. Yet, fifty years later, Edward’s son Josiah was commanding the New England militias against Massasoit’s son in King Philip’s War.

Product details

• Authors: Rebecca Fraser, Fraser Rebecca
• Publisher: Vintage UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2018
• EAN: 9780099477686
• ISBN: 978-0-09-947768-6
• No. of pages: 384
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 24 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book; Massachusetts, North America, HISTORY / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775), HISTORY / Maritime History & Piracy, HISTORY / North America, HISTORY / Expeditions & Discoveries, British & Irish history, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, North America (USA and Canada), C 1600 To C 1700