Excerpt from A Memorial of the Pilgrim Fathers The Congregational Council which met at Boston in the summer of 1865, recommended that be raised to aid feeble churches in erecting houses of worship, and that a col lection be taken up by all the churches of our denomination in behalf of this object, on the 17th of December, the Sab bath preceding Forefather's Day. This sketch of those men, their character, principles and achievements, was prepared for that occasion, and with some additions and omissions, is now printed particularly for distribution among the pastor's own people. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Partial reprint with new contributions by R. Breugelmans, J.A. Gruys & Keith L. Sprunger. Contains inter alia a full Bibliography - with exact collations, notes, and census of copies - of the 21 books published by the Pilgrim Press.

Excerpt from The Illustrated Pilgrim Memorial The good sword of Standish, and a kettle and dish said to have been his, are preserved in Pilgrim Hall, where i also an interesting memorial of Lora Standish, a well wrought sampler, testifying to her piety as well as her skill in needlework. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Pilgrim Press: A Bibliographical Historical Memorial of the Books Printed at Leyden by the Pilgrim Fathers The Tercentenary of the sailing of the Pilgrim Fathers for New England furnishes an opportunity for fresh memorials of their heroism and of their endurance, and of their insight and far-sight, over and above the incidents and events which are already familiar to the historical student; and it also gives occasion for the re-examination of certain elements of their story, which may have been inadequately or incorrectly presented. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Pilgrim Fathers: A Glance at Their History, Character and Principles, in Two Memorial Discourses, Delivered in the First Congregational Church, Rockford, May 22, 1870 I. Who the Pilgrims were, and what they did and suffered in this world, for the cause of God and humanity. II. Their character, faith and polity, and the influence of these upon the character of the Nation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.