The Times of Their Lives: Life, Love, and Death in the Plymouth Colony
ISBN-13:
9780716738305
ISBN-10:
0716738309
Author:
James Deetz, Patricia Scott Deetz
Publication date:
2000
Publisher:
W. H. Freeman
Format:
Hardcover
384 pages
Category:
Colonial Period
,
United States History
,
State & Local
,
Americas History
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ISBN-13:
9780716738305
ISBN-10:
0716738309
Author:
James Deetz, Patricia Scott Deetz
Publication date:
2000
Publisher:
W. H. Freeman
Format:
Hardcover
384 pages
Category:
Colonial Period
,
United States History
,
State & Local
,
Americas History
Summary
The Times of Their Lives: Life, Love, and Death in the Plymouth Colony (ISBN-13: 9780716738305 and ISBN-10: 0716738309), written by authors
James Deetz, Patricia Scott Deetz, was published by W. H. Freeman in 2000.
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Description
Who were the Pilgrims? Far from the somberly clad, stern, and righteous figures children learn about in school, many of the early settlers of Plymouth actually dressed in bright colors, drank heavily, and often got into trouble.
A surprising new look at America's founding fathers and mothers, The Times of Their Lives presents a realistic, factual account of the Plymouth colony based on contemporary archaeology, cultural research, and living history. Taking little known trial transcripts, personal accounts, wills and probate records, as well as physical artifacts such as shards and spoons unearthed from old foundations, James and Patricia Deetz reveal what life in seventeenth century Plymouth was really like. In the process they blow the dust off the dull, wooden figures of tradition and show the people of Plymouth as vibrant individuals who lived out complex and colorful lives in a world profoundly different than our own.
Beginning with an eyewitness account of the first Thanksgiving, The Times of Their Lives offers an often startling portrait of Plymouth Colony that includes aspects of the legal system, folk beliefs, family life, women’s roles and gender issues, eating habits, alcohol use, sexual misconduct, domestic violence, suspicious deaths, and violent crimes.
The result is an impeccably researched and highly imaginative work that shakes up our view of one of the most cherished myths of American history.
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