The leading authorities, particularly the Pilgrim narrators themselves and those more nearly contemporary with them, have contributed to this biography. Though early Plymouth events and the career of Bradford are inseparably connected, the colonial history is here limited and made subservient to the personal consideration, with regret that there do not appear more obtainable data of this nature. Undoubtedly the Governor's modest reticence largely accounts for this. We can only be thankful that we have what we have.
Albert H. Plumb.
[CONTENTS]
| PAGE | ||
|---|---|---|
| I | The Boy | [11] |
| II | The Pilgrim | [23] |
| III | The Governor: Early Duties | [41] |
| IV | The Governor: Later Administration | [61] |
| V | The Governor: Last Acts | [89] |
WILLIAM BRADFORD OF PLYMOUTH
I
THE BOY
Earth's transitory things decay,
Its pomps, its pleasures pass away;
But the sweet memory of the good
Survives in the vicissitude.