In stunning prose Nathaniel Philbrick evokes the drama of the voyage of theMayflower and the eerie emptiness of coastal Massachusetts that greeted thePilgrims. ... » 

In stunning prose Nathaniel Philbrick evokes the drama of the voyage of theMayflower and the eerie emptiness of coastal Massachusetts that greeted thePilgrims. He tells how the settlers were able to gain the friendship of manypowerful Native American leaders including the charismatic Massasoit and howthey worked together to maintain peace. But the promise of the FirstThanksgiving was broken with the next generation of leaders. Fiftysix yearsafter the Mayfloweras landing a horrifying conflict known today as KingPhilipas war nearly wiped out the colonists and Natives alike and foreveraltered the new country. The Mayflower and the Pilgrimsa New World is theperfect introduction for young readers to this epic story at once tragic andheroic. Adapted specially for middlegrade readers this book features a wealthof supplemental materials such as new maps and photographs a time line and alist of characters for added comprehension and accessibility. «