I loved Mayflower, but I read it for pleasure only. I never considered that the author may have a bias. Maybe the "NY Times Bestseller" should've been a clue for me!
The last two places I've lived have been Plymouth and Charlestown, Massachusetts, so his works hold a special interest for me.
For now, Bunker Hill is on my Amazon wish list.
Thank you in advance.
Al
I will.
I don’t believe I am being unduly influenced by the author’s personal views (Whatever they are, but...if what I think I am reading is right, I have a good idea what those are...)
My only experience with this author is from reading his book “In The Heart of the Sea” about the whale ship Essex.
As an aside, I first heard about the Essex when I visited the Nantucket Whaling Museum some 25 years ago and bought the “Narratives of the Wreck of the Whaleship Essex”.
It was dry reading to me at the time, and I thought this author Philbrick told the story very well, far better than the stilted (to me) telling of the story by the survivors (or at least the accounts they related)
I also found Mayflower a great read and Philbrick introduced me to Benjamin Church. A real American hero.