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The Massachusetts Colony (Forge of Freedom)
The Massachusetts Colony - Forge of Freedom Author:Robert Smith In a sense, the story of the Massachusetts colony began some hundred years before the Pilgrims established their first settlement at Plymouth. Throughout the sixteenth century English fishermen and traders had made trips up and down the northeast coast of America, exchanging goods with the Indians there and learning from them how to preserve fis... more »h for the long voyage home.
Nevertheless, the settlers at Plymouth were startled when a tall Indian chief named Sam-o-set strode into their village calling, "Welcome Englishmen!" The welcome was short-lived for within a few years the newcomers and natives were enemies, fighting for possession of the land both needed in order to survive.
Here is a stirring account of the struggles and achievements that transformed a colony of Englishmen into citizens of an independent nation. Included are the intimate, homely details of colonial life as well as the momentous events of historical record, giving readers a vivid sense of how the early Americans worked, played, and built a new nation in the fertile wilderness.« less