American

What Makes a Successful Colony?

Many groups attempted to settle the New World – the Spanish, English, French, Dutch and others. Some succeeded and some…

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Origin of the Pilgrim Separatists

The background behind the congregation that would eventually come to America as Plymouth's Pilgrims.

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Samuel Davies: Apostle to Virginia

A farmer and his young wife bowed low over the grave of their infant daughter.  Their tears fell softly as…

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The Best Edition of Of Plymouth Plantation

Of Plymouth Plantation is a classic of early American literature, and the manuscript has a story to rival that of Plymouth…

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William Brewster: Patriarch of the Pilgrims

In a quiet English village named Scrooby, a group of believers met to observe the Lord’s Day.  There were no…

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Cyrus McCormick: Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread

A row of sweating men toiled in the hot sun, reaping their wheat. With one hand they grasped a handful…

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Legacies of Two Founding Fathers: Jefferson and Henry

The founding of the United States was accomplished by a motley group of men who varied in many aspects. They…

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Ann Hill Carter Lee: A Good Name Rather Than Great Riches

The young mother blinked through her tears as she looked at her new house on Cameron Street in Alexandria, Virginia. …

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