The Pilgrim Chronicles - by Rod Gragg (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Start conversations this Thanksgiving with The Pilgrim Chronicles, now in paperback!

All Americans are familiar with the story of the Pilgrims--persecuted for their religion in the Old World, they crossed the ocean to settle a wild and dangerous land. But for most of us, the story ends after their brutal first winter at Plymouth with a supposedly peaceful encounter with Squanto and the Native Americans. Everything concludes with a happy first thanksgiving.

But the story does not end there. The story of the Pilgrims is the story of America, and cannot be chopped off in 1621. Through the vivid memoirs, letters, and personal accounts of the Pilgrims themselves, you will discover the full, compelling story of their anguished journey and heroic strength.

Award-winning historian Rod Gragg brings the Pilgrims to life in this lavishly illustrated guide, filled with moving, eyewitness narratives.
From their persecution in England and painful exile in Holland to their voyage across the Atlantic and their struggle to survive among the Indians in an untamed wilderness, Gragg takes you on the harrowing and inspiring journey of a people seeking religious freedom, and in the process founding a great nation.

About the Author

Rod Gragg is a historian, journalist, and director of the CresCom Bank Center for Military & Veterans Studies at Coastal Carolina University, where he also serves as an adjunct professor of history. His recent book, The Illustrated Gettysburg Reader, was described by Booklist Magazine as a work of "power, intimacy and poignancy." His book Confederate Goliath earned the Fletcher Pratt Award and was the basis of a PBS documentary. His work Covered with Glory was named as the best Civil War book of the year, and his book Forged in Faith was nominated for the George Washington Book Prize. He and his family live in South Carolina.