02657cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000090011910000220012824500320015026400510018230000470023333600260028033700260030633800360033250000310036850801740039952014950057353400730206865300560214185600720219785600430226999900190231270625UtSlPG20260610134631.0mcr n260607r20231963utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a65084750  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aF0011 aMcIntyre, Ruth A.10aDebts hopeful and desperate 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2023  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2023-04-23  aSteve Mattern and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)  a"Debts Hopeful and Desperate: Financing the Plymouth Colony" by Ruth A. McIntyre is a historical account written in the mid-20th century. The book examines the financial struggles and complexities faced by the Plymouth Colony and its founders, detailing their relationships with various London investors and their attempts to manage debts incurred during the establishment of the colony. It delves into the roles of prominent figures like William Bradford and the challenges they encountered as they sought to secure funding and navigate the business side of colonization.  At the start of the book, the author introduces the motivations of the Pilgrims, who sought both religious freedom and economic stability when they decided to emigrate to America. The opening provides a backdrop of their life in Leyden, where economic hardships intensified their desire to find new opportunities in the uncharted territories of the New World. The text emphasizes the significance of financial partnerships with London merchants, who had varying degrees of sympathy for the Pilgrims' mission. As the narrative unfolds, the initial enthusiasm for establishing Plymouth inevitably gives way to mounting challenges, including disputes over financial agreements, navigating trade routes, and the amalgamation of personal and collective interests—all of which lay the groundwork for the broader story of Plymouth's history and the Pilgrims' enduring legacy. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cUnited States: Plimoth Plantation, Inc., 1963  aMassachusetts -- History -- New Plymouth, 1620-16914 uhttps://archive.org/details/debtshopefuldesp00mcin/page/n5/mode/2up40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/70625  c111351d111351