Mourt's Relation; or Journal of the plantation at Plymouth: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Mourt's Relation; or Journal of the plantation at Plymouth, credited to Edward Winslow, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of Mourt's Relation; or Journal of the plantation at Plymouth by Edward Winslow. Read in English by LibriVox Volunteers. Mourt's Relation is an account of the first year of the Plymouth Colony who arrived in Massachusetts, and is one of two books used as primary sources about the first Thanksgiving. The other is William Bradford's "Of Plimoth Plantation". - Summary by progressingamerica

Recording facts

• Recording title: Mourt's Relation; or Journal of the plantation at Plymouth
• Author credits: Edward Winslow
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 24
• Listed recording duration: 3:32:20

Catalogue topics

• thanksgiving
• colony
• plantation

Track guide

1. 01 - Preface (John Kimball Wiggin) — 1:47
2. 02 - Introduction by the Editor — 14:48
3. 03 - Introduction by the Editor, continued — 20:51
4. 04 - To his much respected friend, Mr. John Pierce — 3:03
5. 05 - To the reader — 3:17
6. 06 - Certain Useful Advertisements sent in a letter written by a discreet friend — 8:41
7. 07 - A relation — 10:50
8. 08 - A relation - Part 2 — 2:47
9. 09 - A relation - Part 3 — 7:06
10. 10 - A relation - Part 4 — 7:13
11. 11 - A relation - Part 5 — 8:05
12. 12 - A relation - Part 6 — 6:57
13. 13 - A relation - Part 7 — 6:39
14. 14 - A relation - Part 8 — 5:10
15. 15 - A relation - Part 9 — 7:57
16. 16 - A relation - Part 10 — 8:53
17. 17 - A relation - Part 11 — 8:33
18. 18 - A relation - Part 12 — 12:08
19. 19 - A journey to Packanokik — 21:15
20. 20 - A voyage made by ten of our men to the kingdom of Navset — 6:26
21. 21 - A voyage made to the kingdom of Namaschet — 6:33
22. 22 - A relation of our voyage to the Massachusets, and what happened there — 6:22
23. 23 - A letter sent from New-England to a friend in these parts, setting forth a brief and true declaration of the worth of that plantation — 9:37
24. 24 - Reasons and considerations touching the lawfulness of removing out of England into the parts of America — 17:22

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