Primary Sources from a Colonialist Perspective

Bradford, William, Of Plymouth Plantation, 1620-1647, originally published in 1856 under the title History of Plymouth Plantation. Introduction by Francis Murphy. New York: Random House, 1981.

Bradford, William, Mourt’s Relation: A Journal of the Pilgrims at Plymouth, first published in 1622. Introduction by Dwight B. Heath. Bedford, Mass.: Applewood Books, 1963.

Council on Interracial Books for Children, Chronicles of American Indian Protest. New York: CIBC, 1971

James, Sydney V., Jr., ed., Three Visitors to Early Plymouth: Letters about the Pilgrim Settlement in New England during its First Seven Years. [John Pory (letters 1622-23), Emmanuel Altham (letters 1623-25), and Isaak de Rasieres (letters c. 1628)] Applewood Books, 1963, 1997, grades 5-up

Winslow, Edward, Good Newes from New England: A True Relation of Things Very Remarkable at the Plantation of Plimoth in New England, first published in 1624. Bedford, Mass.: Applewood Books, n.d.