Mayflower Bastard A Stranger Among the Pilgrims

by Lindsay, David

• ISBN13: 9780312325930
• ISBN10: 0312325932
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-04-12
• Publisher: Griffin

Summary

When David Lindsay started researching old records for details of the life of his ancestor, Richard More, what he found illu-minated more than just More's own life. The tale that emerged 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 in the Mayflower, and put down their roots to thrive on our continent's northeastern shore. From the story emerges the individual, Richard, a man of questionable morals, much enter-prise, 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 hanged 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.

Author Biography

David Lindsay has previously published several books, including The Patent Files: Dispatches from the Frontiers of Invention and Madness in the Making: The Triumphant Rise and Untimely Fall of America's Show Inventors . He has also written for New York Press, American Heritage, The Village Voice, The Wall Street Journal and The American Experience. In addition to being a successful historian, he is also a founding member of the music groups the Klezmatics and They Might Be Giants. David Lindsay lives in New York City

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. xi
Preface	p. xv
Introduction: The Casting Out	p. xix
Swan Song	p. 1
Religious Company	p. 21
The Promised Land	p. 35
A Mother's Wish	p. 51
To Sea	p. 67
Providence and Desire	p. 87
A Familist Affair	p. 102
The Double Life of Richard More	p. 115
The Bell	p. 125
The Quaker Crisis	p. 142
Battles Large and Small	p. 158
Under Watchful Eyes	p. 175
Hypocrisy Unmask'd	p. 189
Hysteria	p. 202
Aftermath: Stone Remains	p. 214
Notes	p. 219
Partial Bibliography	p. 243
Index	p. 251
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