William Bradford: Plymouth's Faithful Pilgrim

Near starvation. Scurvy, tuberculosis, and pneumonia. Bitter cold. Daily deaths. This was the Pilgrims' first winter in Plymouth Colony. But thanks in large part to William Bradford, the colonists survived--and went on to celebrate the following year what we call Thanksgiving.

William Bradford came to the New World with the other Pilgrims in search of religious freedom. With great faith in God and in his own abilities, he established a stable colony, doing his best to be just and fair to his fellow colonists as well as to the Native Americans living in the area. After he became governor of the colony, he was reelected more than thirty times.

Filled with maps, paintings, and historical illustrations, this fascinating biography by Gary Schmidt introduces readers to the dramatic story of the founder of Plymouth Colony.

Author: Gary D. Schmidt
Publisher: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Published: 03/01/1999
Pages: 212
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.80h x 5.90w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780802851482

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 8
Point Value: 8
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 57239 / William Bradford: Plymouth's Faithful Pilgrim


Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 06/01/1999 pg. 153
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/1999 pg. 382 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/1999 pg. 382 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw

About the Author
Gary D. Schmidt is an English professor at Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan, and a prolific author of children's literature and young adult fiction. His books Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy and The Wednesday Wars each received a John Newbery Honor Award, and his Okay for Now has won a Children's Choice Book Award.

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