Compare Bradford’s (Of Plimoth Plantation) and Winslow’s (“Mourt’s Relation”) accounts of the Puritans’ “First Thanksgiving” (see the PDF titled “First Thanksgiving at Plymouth” to read the two short passages) with contemporary ideas about the landing at Plymouth Rock and the holiday.
Why have these invented traditions and myths become so central to ideas about America’s national beginnings?
Why are the Puritans considered such an important starting point for America’s national culture?
Why have these invented traditions and myths become so central to ideas about America’s national beginnings?
