Excerpt from The Pilgrims and the Anglican ChurchI have been led to compile this short history of the Pilgrim Fathers by a strong desire to popularize amongst Englishmen the words and deeds of those illustrious plebeian countrymen of ours, which, al though strange to most of us, are yet familiar to every schoolboy in America, and moreover form the brightest page in the brilliant annals of our imperial race.My primary authorities are Mr. Bancroft's His tory of the United States, Mr. Bacon's Genesis of the New England Churches, and Dr. Robertson's Colonization of America. The numerous quota tions I have given are the touching words of the Pilgrims themselves, who have left the minutest re cords of their glorious enterprise, but they reach me mainly through the channels of Bacon and Bancroft.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.

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