by S. A. Cranfill | Apr 26, 2020 | 17th-Century British & American History, Braving the New World, European and British Colonization of America, The Pilgrims, The Year of the Mayflower
Dwelling Interior, Plimouth Plantation, Plymouth, Massachusetts (author’s photo)
So they left that goodly and pleasant city which had been their resting place near twelve years; but they knew they were pilgrims…William Bradford
Why Do We Call the Mayflower Passengers “Pilgrims”?
The words above, penned (literally) by Plymouth Governor William Bradford, are a reference to the New Testament letter to the Hebrews (11:13). The letter’s eleventh chapter is known as the hall of fame of (more…)
by S. A. Cranfill | Mar 28, 2020 | 17th-Century British & American History, Braving the New World, Captain John Smith, Captain Thomas Dermer, European and British Colonization of America, Sir Ferdinando Gorges, The Pilgrims, The Year of the Mayflower
“An Extraordinary Plague”
This blog entry is dated March 28, 2020, so it is perhaps a pertinent time, as we Americans endure an unprecedented and rather peculiar quarantine, to explore a curious and historically important plague of four centuries ago.
In 1616, several years prior to the year of the Mayflower, an unseen enemy stalked (more…)
by S. A. Cranfill | Mar 9, 2020 | 17th-Century British & American History, Captain John Smith, Sir Ferdinando Gorges, Squanto, The Pilgrims, The Year of the Mayflower
The Fish That Founded America
Photo from Pixabay by Susanna Winqvist
The Atlantic Codfish ~ America’s Founding “Fish Father”
It is March of 2020, the Year of the Mayflower, the 400th anniversary of the good ship’s New England arrival some 8 months future. What were the people we call our Pilgrim Fathers doing in March of 1620? They were dealing with, and arguing over, a new development on the business end of moving to America. (more…)
by S. A. Cranfill | Feb 23, 2020 | Cold War, Cultural History, Juvenile Heroes
Frank Merriwell’s “Miracle on Ice” in 1910
Another Amazing Frank Merriwell Victory for Yale!
Unless you are a true nerd of America’s juvenile series heroes of the early 1900s, I’m sure your first question is, “Who in the world is Frank Merriwell?” If you were a good bit older, you would surely know.
I’m working on a book titled In Search of Yesterday’s Heroes which will fully answer that question, but now, to keep it short, Frank was the fictional, young, ultra-clean living, magnanimous and virtuous sports hero of literally millions of young readers, eventually tens of millions, (more…)
by S. A. Cranfill | Feb 18, 2020 | Book Reviews, Juvenile Heroes
More Economics Adventure for Kids in Book 2
Just as with the first book in this series, I wish I had been able to use it when I was teaching. I’m really glad a homeschooling friend clued me in. These books are fun, but they are also important.
In this second “economics for kids” adventure story, The Hidden Entrance, heroic duo Maya and Nate are now members of the secret Under the Staircase Society. (more…)
