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100	1		_aMcIntyre, Ruth A.
245	1	0	_aDebts hopeful and desperate
264		1	_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2023
300			_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats
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337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aRelease date is 2023-04-23
508			_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)
520			_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.)
534			_pOriginally published: _cUnited States: Plimoth Plantation, Inc., 1963
653			_aMassachusetts -- History -- New Plymouth, 1620-1691
856	4		_uhttps://archive.org/details/debtshopefuldesp00mcin/page/n5/mode/2up
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/70625
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