Author: Diane Finn
Publisher: Mascot Books
ISBN: 9781684018697
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Tells the story of Plymouth Rock from the rock's perspective.

Author: Dandi Daley Mackall
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
ISBN: 1418558419
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 18

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Told with the whimsical verse of Dandi Mackall, children will love to hear the story of the Pilgrims' voyage and the Native Americans' guidance that culminated in the first Thanksgiving. Gene Barretta's warm, harvest tones and lively characters add the perfect touch to this story of discovery, compassion, and faith.

Author: Jane Yolen
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
ISBN: 1632898322
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32

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Prolific storyteller Jane Yolen marks the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower's arrival by channeling the voice of Plymouth Rock itself. A funny (and fact-checked!) look at a historical monument. The history of Plymouth Rock is explained--by the rock itself. Playful, clever verses offer a comprehensive window into the events leading up to the 1620 landing and beyond, dispelling common misconceptions along the way. Alternating with Rock's poems is a witty analysis of the truthfulness of its statements, told in the voice of the Fact Checker. Truly a book for today's savvy media consumers.

Author: Jean Fritz
Publisher: Turtleback Books
ISBN: 9780606157667
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Using her trademark humorous style, Jean Fritz tells the story of Plymouth Rock--the granite boulder upon which it was decided the Pilgrims must have set foot upon their arrival in the New World--telling how it came to be the impressive monument it is today. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Author: John Seelye
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN: 0807867047
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 720

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Long celebrated as a symbol of the country's origins, Plymouth Rock no longer receives much national attention. In fact, historians now generally agree that the Pilgrims' storied landing on the Rock never actually took place--the tradition having emerged more than a century after the arrival of the Mayflower. In Memory's Nation, however, John Seelye is not interested in the factual truth of the landing. He argues that what truly gives Plymouth Rock its significance is more than two centuries of oratorical, literary, and artistic celebrations of the Pilgrims' arrival. Seelye traces how different political, religious, and social groups used the image of the Rock on behalf of their own specific causes and ideologies. Drawing on a wealth of speeches, paintings, and popular illustrations, he shows how Plymouth Rock changed in meaning over the years, beginning as a symbol of freedom evoked in patriotic sermons at the start of the Revolution and eventually becoming an icon of exclusion during the 1920s. Originally published in 1998. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.

Author: Mark Twain
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486498794
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 194

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Contains 55 speeches given by Mark Twain between January 11, 1868 and April 3, 1909, highlighting his legendary wit and powers of wry observation.

Author: Nel Yomtov
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 1496695410
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 49

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Plymouth Rock has long stood as a symbol of the Pilgrims' journey to and settlement in America. But how much of the story surrounding it is true? What did the Pilgrims' arrival mean to the Wampanoag people who were already living there? What were the long-lasting effects of the interactions between the two groups? How did a seaside rock come to be associated with the Pilgrims' landing, and was it really part of their story at all? Readers will find out the answers to these questions and discover more of what Plymouth Rock can tell us about American history.

Author: D. D. Bishop
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Plymouth Rock chicken
Languages : en
Pages : 78

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Author: James W. Baker
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780940628496
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

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Noted Plymouth historian James W. Baker presents the ultimate handbook on the history and symbolic role of Plymouth Rock, revealing the peripatetic background and changing meanings of the famed national landmark and tourist site. Moved, cracked, chipped at, souvenir hunted, lauded, and laughed at, the Rock as an emblem of evolving cultural values has endured for centuries, yet offers fresh ground for examining the melting pot of tradition, myth and meaning in America's founding stories. Richly illustrated with historic images, Plymouth Rock's Own Story is published by the 200-year-old Pilgrim Society, stewards of Pilgrim Hall Museum where the famous upper portion of Plymouth Rock was displayed for nearly fifty years in the 19th century.

Author: William Charles Denny
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chicken breeds
Languages : en
Pages : 162

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