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Loading... The Boy Who Fell Off the Mayflower, or John Howland's Good Fortuneby P. J. Lynch
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. There's a lot of text in this one, but you wouldn't know that, based on the fact my 4th grader ran off with it and didn't give it back (I had to retrieve it from her room). An adventurous story of a boy on the Mayflower. At a young age, John Howland learned what it meant to take advantage of an opportunity. Leaving the docks of London on the Mayflower as an indentured servant to Pilgrim John Carver, John Howland little knew that he was embarking on the adventure of a lifetime. By his great good fortune, John survived falling overboard on the crossing of the Atlantic Ocean, and he earned his keep ashore by helping to scout a safe harbor and landing site for his bedraggled and ill shipmates. Would his luck continue to hold amid the dangers and adversity of the Pilgrims' lives in New England? John Howland's tale is masterfully told in his own voice, bringing an immediacy and young perspective to the oft-told Pilgrims' story. P.J. Lynch captures this pivotal moment in American history in precise and exquisite detail, from the light on the froth of a breaking wave to the questioning voice of a teen in a new world. no reviews | add a review
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An illustrated account of the life of John Howland, the young servant who was indentured to Pilgrim John Carver, describes how he embarked on the Mayflower and survived a fall off the ship before helping his ill shipmates by scouting out a safe harbor. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresNo genres Melvil Decimal System (DDC)974.402092History and Geography North America Northeastern U.S. MassachusettsLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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