...a century later, their friendship will no longer exist. Nathaniel Philbrick’s novel, Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War, goes in-depth on what occurred in those fifty years and even King Philip’s War itself. Once friends who heavily relied on each other would become enemies in arguably the deadliest war of North America. The reasoning behind the outbreak of this devastating war was due to Philip’s growing hatred of the pilgrims that would eventually make him burst. The death of Massasoit would allow Alexander, his eldest son, to assume leadership of the Pokanokets. There were disturbing rumors that the new leader was joining forces with an enemy native tribe. When Alexander did not come to Plymouth court as asked, Josiah Winslow was to bring him in. After the meeting, Alexander suddenly fell ill and died a few days later. Philip, Alexander’s younger brother placed blame on the English and was “convinced that Winslow had poisoned the sachem” (Philbrick...
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...Book review for Mayflower I chose a book Mayflower, which is written by Nathaniel Philbrick, who won a National Book Award for "In the Heart of the Sea," and Theodore and Frankhim D Roosevelt Naval History Prize. This book is about the history around the trip Mayflower to see how it connect with the beginning history of America and how the America united. Author has the knowledge to amplify details to give a wider sense of the voyage, that’s the reason why I have chosen this book. For instance, the most impassive part in the book is about Thanksgiving. It was last few days to celebrate. The participants consisted of about 50 colonists and 100 Pokanoket Indians. The feast was happened in the colony. But the ship carrying it sailed in the late falls back to England, so that the narrative ends with the pleasant event. The story gives me a sense of hope and promise. We can see that Philbrick is interested in writing about history of Pilgrims and New England. His writing style is tell reader very detail to illuminate the conflicts between Pilgrims and Indians and fleshes out the characters in the book. The vocabulary that he used is not too difficult to read. He wrote the book with clean prose and eminent fairness. It helps me to create a strong image in mind easily. For example, this book is a story of courage, community and war. Author is not only uncovered a cache of 17th century documents but also detailed portrayal of Pilgrims and the various tribes and leaders. That’s why...
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