History of Plymouth Plantation, 1620-1647, Vol. 1 of 2 (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from History of Plymouth Plantation, 1620-1647, Vol. 1 of 2The Pilgrim Fathers at first established themselves at Plymouth as a matter Of necessity. Later, they with deliberation chose to remain in a place which was soon overshadowed and absorbed by a colony occupying a site in every respect more advantageous. For nearly ten years, however, the planters at New Plymouth remained the only English settlers north Of Chesapeake Bay, a few scattered fishing and trading establishments alone excepted. Prior to 1630 the history Of New Plymouth was the history Of New England. The earlier settlements were Sporadic in character, and unim portant so far as the subsequent settlement was concerned, exercising no appreciable influence Upon it. Their story has been told in all necessary de tail. With the coming Of the Endecott party the importance Of the neigh boring plantation declined, and as Massachusetts Bay increased in numbers and influence, New Plymouth lost authority, and with the confederation Of 1643 threw its lot in with the more powerful bodies. As an historical factor it practically ceased to exist.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.