Mayflower

<p><span class="deck">Did the Fathers in 1620 really land on that famous slab of granite? Through the haze of myth that surround it, a profound truth may be dimly seen</span></p>

<p>The broad expanse of ocean that separated Plymouth from Mother England helped create a novel experiment in democracy that grew as the American colonies expanded.</p>

<p><span class="body">Strictly speaking, the high-spirited gathering was a harvest festival, not a thanksgiving.</span></p>

<p>As much as nine-tenths of the indigenous population of the Americas died in less than a generation from European pathogens.</p>

<p>The story of the Pilgrims’ journey in 1620, and the voyage of <em>Mayflower II</em> in 1957, are still sources of inspiration today.</p>

<p><em>The newly renovated replica of the historic ship was expected to make a celebratory journey home this summer, but COVID-19 made that impossible.</em></p>
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