An evocative portrait of women in rural America during the era after the Civil War; documenting three decades of social change and a period of history often neglected.
#1213633 in Books Ingramcontent 2016-12-01Format: Large PrintOriginal language:English 9.00 x .24 x 6.00l; #File Name: 154073975994 pagesHistory of Plymouth Plantation
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Pilgrims: The Puritan Experience in Plymouth MassachusettsBy Ernesto GonzalezI found this book referenced above; after reading the long out-of-print: The Bradford History: Bradford's History "Of Plimoth Plantation" From The Original Manuscript "With A Report Of The Proceediings Incident To The Return Of The Manuscript To Massachusetts. Printed Under The Direction Of The Secretary Of The Commonwealth Of The General Court." Boston: Wright Potter Printing Co.; State Printers; 18 Post Office Square (1899).In the introduction; the author mentions how Charles Deane 1813-1899 presented the "History Of Plymouth Plantation in 1856: "The matter has been in print since 1856; put forth through the public spirit of the Massachusetts Historical Society; which secured a transcript of the document from London; and printed it in the society's Collections of the above-named year. As thus presented; it had copious notes; prepared with great care by the late Charles Dean."(1813-1889); ED. CN...."but these are not given in the present volume..." The aforementioned book from 1899 lacked the "copious notes" making me curious as to what they were and how much more it added from the 1899 transcription which "proof was carefully compared; word for word; with a phographic facsimile issued in 1896 in both London and Boston" ( ix). The 1899 version ( with Index included) was 555 pages; the one reprinted above is over 1647 (not including Indexes and Appendixes) and much more scholarly for the serious teacher or researcher. I highly recommend it--even in this reprinted firm; my only complaint is that the scanned Deane edition should have the original cover (Hardback) including original artwork; furthermore; I think the scanning process was done a bit sloppy (although I believe this may have been done for the sake of "authenticity" but the elongated black scan mark along every page I believe could have been avoided--along with not reproducing the original cover instead of the non-original (but attractive) present cover. I suppose that instead of losing important; historical books which are out-of-print; these "print on demand" are the "wave of the future." The 1899 (though abridged) appears original--unlike the book sold here and for such a steep price more care should be given to its reproduction. Other than those complaints; the book is highly recommended. If money is a problem; you can still buy it from carefully searching 's "third party" sellers of good repute. The material found within the book is certainly mandatory for all who love to deeply delve into History.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Good first hand viewBy JCT of VIrginiagood history and gives a first hand view rather than the opinions of those who came years later and have their own bias0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy RicNice way to get an inexpensive copy of an old book.
