Mayflower Bastard: A Stranger Among the PilgrimsDavid Lindsay, researching old records to learn details of the life of his ancestor, Richard More, soon found himself in the position of the Sorcerer's Apprentice-wherever he looked for one item, ten more appeared. What he found illuminated not only More's own life but painted a clear and satisfying picture of the way the First Comers, Saints and Strangers alike, set off for the new land, suffered the voyage on the Mayflower, and put down their roots to thrive on our continent's northeastern shore. From the story, Richard emerges as a man of questionable morals, much enterprise, and a good deal of old-fashioned pluck, a combination that could get him into trouble-and often did. He lived to father several children, to see, near the end of his life, a friend executed as a witch in Salem, and to be read out of the church for unseemly behavior. Mayflower Bastard lets readers see history in a new light by turning an important episode into a personal experience. |
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... lived to tell the tale, as did my good friends Craig Marsden and Jim Scott. Chick Bills and Christine Lidrbauch not only enlightened me about archaic seafaring customs but rescued me from a moment of penury with grace and good humor ...
... lived throughout the ages, he would simply melt into the crowd. Richard More, however, bridged a significant gap in American history. When the average person thinks of the Puritans, two distinct images generally come to mind. One is of ...
... lived, a wild, overtangled stretch that resembled a ravine more than a place to set foot in for any conceivable business....But these are mute clues to a question that remains unanswerable, the question that lies at the heart of all ...
... lived in nearby Brockton. Later on, the lease ended up among Samuel's effects with his own signature affixed to the back—an elegant way of stating who was really boss. Other than these facts and a few scattershot appearances in Samuel's ...
... lived.15 For all intents and purposes, young Jasper and Richard More were the only living shoots of the Larden family line, and as long as that continued to be so, Katharine could expect an ally—and perhaps some small dispensation—from ...
Contents
THE PROMISED LAND | |
A MOTHERS WISH | |
TO | |
THE DOUBLE LIFE OF RICHARD MORE | |
THE BELL | |
THE QUAKER CRISIS | |
BATTLES LARGE AND SMALL | |
UNDER WATCHFUL EYES | |
HYPOCRISY UNMASKD | |
HYSTERIA | |
STONE REMAINS | |