Free (Kindle) A Great and Godly Adventure [US Thanksgiving Roots & Cultural History]

[ATDrake]

A Great and Godly Adventure: The Pilgrims and the Myth of the First Thanksgiving by British author Godfrey Hodgson (profile @ OpenDemocracy, profile @ The Guardian), a journalist who was The Observer's foreign correspondent for the White House, and later taught at Oxford University, is his cultural history cum historiography book, exploring the roots of Thanksgiving in the US via the reality of the historical accounts of what happened to the Pilgrims before and after they arrived on American shores, and its subsequent mythologizing into the holiday as it is celebrated now, free for a limited time courtesy of publisher Endeavour Press.

This was originally published in 2006 by Perseus Books' PublicAffairs imprint.

Currently free @ Amazon (available to Canadians & in the UK and pretty much everywhere else Amazon sells worldwide, since this is being done via their KDP Select exclusive-or-else program)

Description
What really happened when the pilgrims came to America?

Thanksgiving is a holiday that touches many households across America. But from where did this famous holiday originate?

Through A Great and Godly Voyage, Godfrey Hodgson permits readers an understanding of Thanksgiving as the Pilgrims first intended it.

Beginning with the religious movements of the 17th century, Hodgson gives detailed description of the Pilgrim’s adventure to America.

From the financing of their trip, their exhausted first landing, the state of the Indian tribes that they encountered, and the perilous first winter that threatened their survival, establishing the colony was a brutal exercise.

A fascinating insight into America’s favourite creation myth, Hodgson’s carefully researched account of the path that led the Pilgrims to the New World is full of delightful and unexpected insights.

Providing a fresh, captivating perspective on the popular holiday, A Great and Godly Adventure is an enjoyable history of Thanksgiving’s evolution, perfect for fans of John Higham and Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.