02619cam a22003613u 4500 66135 UtSlPG 20260610134527.0 m cr n 260607r20211963utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d 66008244 UtSlPG en iso639-1 F001 James, Sydney V., 1929-1993 Three Visitors to Early Plymouth : Letters about the Pilgrim settlement in New England during its first seven years Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2021 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2021-08-25 Steve Mattern, Stephen Hutcheson, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Three Visitors to Early Plymouth" by John Pory, Emmanuel Altham, and Isaack de Rasieres is a historical account edited by Sydney V. James Jr., written in the mid-20th century. The work compiles letters from three outsiders who visited the Plymouth Colony between 1622 and 1627, providing an important, candid perspective on the early settlement and its inhabitants. The letters reveal the perceptions and observations of the visitors, shedding light on the Pilgrims’ lifestyle, their interactions with Native Americans, and the resources available in the New World. At the start of the publication, an introduction sets the stage by explaining that the letters provide a unique outsider view of the Pilgrim settlement, previously overshadowed by accounts from the settlers themselves. The letters, attributed to John Pory, Emmanuel Altham, and Isaack de Rasieres, include vivid descriptions of the abundant natural resources, such as fish and game, and offer insights into the social dynamics between the colonists and Indigenous people, illustrating moments of camaraderie and tension alike. These early perspectives serve to enrich the historical understanding of the settlement's development and the challenges faced by its founders during their initial years in America. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Originally published: United States: Plimoth Plantation, Inc., 1963 Massachusetts -- History -- New Plymouth, 1620-1691 Altham, Emmanuel, 1600-1636? Pory, John, 1572-1636 Rasieres, Isaack de, 1595- Morison, Samuel Eliot, 1887-1976 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66135 106957 106957