"Mayflower": A Voyage to War
基本信息·出版社：HarperPerennial ·页码：352 页 ·出版日期：2007年09月 ·ISBN：0007151284 ·条形码：9780007151288 ·版本：New Ed ·装帧：平装 ...
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基本信息·出版社：HarperPerennial
·页码：352 页
·出版日期：2007年09月
·ISBN：0007151284
·条形码：9780007151288
·版本：New Ed
·装帧：平装
·正文语种：英语
内容简介 Bestselling author Nathaniel Philbrick reveals the darker side of the Pilgrim fathers' settlement in the New World, which ultimately erupted in bloody battle some 50 years after they first landed on American soil. Behind the quaint and pious version of the Mayflower story usually taught in American primary schools is a tumultuous and largely untold tale of violence, subterfuge and epic drama. For amidst the friendships and co-operation that sprang up between the settlers and indigenous people, whose timely assistance on more than one occasion rescued the Pilgrims from otherwise certain death, a dark conflict was brewing. It erupted in King Philip's war, a terribly bloody conflict which decimated the English population and all but obliterated the Wampanoag. Following the Pilgrims from their perilous journey from England on a battered, leaky ship, through their first bitter North American winter (during which half of them died), to their equally bitter battle against the native Wampanoag tribe, Philbrick paints a vivid and panoramic picture of conflict and colonialism, co-operation and betrayal. In so doing he brings to life a cast of compelling, even heroic, characters, and sets the scene for the development of the American nation.
编辑推荐 The Times '...as an example of the predictive powers of history...this fine book excels.'
Guardian 'Fascinating story...beautifully written book.'
The Times 'The adventures and misadventures of these pilgrims...are recorded in exemplary detail; this is living history at its best...'
--This text refers to the Hardcover edition. Sunday Times '...an outstanding book. His writing is atmospheric and evocative...and he has a sure eye for arresting detail.'
--This text refers to the Hardcover edition. New Statesman '...excellently researched...Philbrick offers a sober corrective to the glorified version of an inglorious history.'
--This text refers to the Hardcover edition. Financial Times 'a sweeping narrative history...'
--This text refers to the Hardcover edition. The Guardian 'marvellous...Mayflower is popular history at its best.'
--This text refers to the Hardcover edition. Times Literary Supplement 'Nathaniel Philbrick breathes fresh life into this familiar
tale...'
--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
