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"By God's providence, upon the ninth of November following, by break of the day we espied land that was regarded to be Cape Cod, therefore afterward it proven. And the appearance of it much comforted us, especially discovering so goodly a land, and wooded to the brink of the sea. It triggered us to rejoice jointly, and reward God that had given us once again to see land." - Edward Winslow Lots of time has been put in within the lives of history's most influential characters, but how a lot of the forest is lost for the trees and shrubs? In Charles River Editors' American Legends series, listeners can get caught up on the lives of America's most significant women and men in enough time it takes to finish a commute. Plus they can do so while learning interesting facts long ignored or never known. In September 1620, about 130 people arranged sail from Plymouth, England and headed west for a new land and new religious opportunities. Known colloquially as separatists or strangers, the group aimed to establish a new colonial settlement in the New World. But by the finish of the next winter, half of them would be dead. And though they'd intended to land farther south, the ship was blown off course through the trip and instead got them to Plymouth Harbor in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The men, women, and children who boarded the Mayflower that yr weren't the first colonists in North America, nevertheless they nevertheless have become the most famous, and every North american is instantly familiar with the name of these motorboat. These pilgrims intended to create the first everlasting colonial settlement in your community, and despite the hardships they managed to do so.
