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| | American Journeys Background on Bradford’s History “Of Plimoth Plantation” |
 | | "Plimoth Plantation" was established in 1620, and Bradford was chosen as governor after the death of the colony's first leader, John Carver, in 1621. |
 | | Plymouth achieved solid financial footing, entering into trade with settlers in New Holland at Manhattan and the Hudson Valley, and conducting regular trips back to England to exchange furs for money, goods, and supplies. |
 | | Other first-hand accounts of Plymouth on the web can be found in: Rhys, Ernest, ed., Chronicles of the Pilgrim Fathers, at http://www.bibliomania.com/2/1/60/107, and background on the Mayflower voyage and Plymouth Colony is available at http://www.plimoth.org, the official web site of Plimoth Plantation. |
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