This Land Is Their Land: The Wampanoag Indians, Plymouth Colony, and the Troubled History of Thanksgiving

by David J. Silverman

Book Overview

Ahead of the 400th anniversary of the first Thanksgiving, a new look at the Plymouth colony's founding events, told for the first time with Wampanoag people at the heart of the story.

In March 1621, when Plymouth's survival was hanging in the balance, the Wampanoag sachem (or chief), Ousamequin (Massasoit), and Plymouth's governor, John Carver, declared their people's friendship for each other and a commitment to mutual defense. Later...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 163286925X
• ISBN13: 9781632869258
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
• Length: 528 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.1" x 9.1"