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The Mayflower and Her Passengers

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If you want information about the Mayflower passengers, this is the best book for that I have seen. It is not a history of the Pilgrims but rather a series of about 50 biographies on all the Mayflower families, each bio is anywhere between 1 to 20 pages. It is full of names and dates and places like a reference book but still reads like biographies making it interesting to genealogists and history buffs both. Very detailed and well researched and lots of endnotes.

Caleb Johnson is known as one of the experts on the Mayflower. You can go to his web site (mayflowerhistory.com). I am a descendant of 5 of the Mayflower families, so I find those sections interesting. This has sections on each Mayflower passenger, as well as about 15 pages on the voyage. Some of the passengers only get a couple paragraphs, as that is all that is known. Others (such as Alden, Bradford and Standish) get 10-15 pages of info. If you are interested in the Mayflower history or if you are a genealogist with Mayflower ancestors, you will probably enjoy this book. I am addicted to genealogy so I enjoy having this book as a reference!

Another great work by Caleb H Johnson. His writing is clear and concise and quite readble, even if one doesn't have a Mayflower ancestor.