Text Offers New Insight on Conflict Between Pilgrims and Native Americans

‘Of Plimouth Plantation’ by William Bradford is widely considered the most important existing first-hand account of the Mayflower story. A newly annotated edition of the book was just published by American Ancestors and the Colonial Society of Massachusetts. This edition is important for many reasons, one of which is it’s the first to directly address issues of conflict between the Native Americans and the Pilgrims. Here, Dr. Francis Bremer of Millersville University and Wampanoag historian Paula Peters share their insight on the book.