![]() Their belief in freedom of religion became an American ideal that still lives on today. Yet, through hard work and strong faith, a tough group of Pilgrims did survive. But the winter was harsh, and before a year passed, half the settlers had died. ![]() In the name of religious freedom, they fled to Holland, then sailed to America to start a new life. Young William Bradford and his friends believed they had every right to belong to whichever church they wanted. ![]() ![]() About the Book James Daugherty draws on the Pilgrims' own journals to give a fresh and moving account of their life and traditions, their quest for religious freedom, and the founding of one of our nation's most beloved holidays-Thanksgiving.īook Synopsis Learn how and why the Pilgrims left England to come to America! In England in the early 1600s, everyone was forced to join the Church of England. ![]()
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