This brief but highly informative documentary traces the history behind the Mayflower's voyage to the New World in 1620, which brought Puritan exiles from England to America. The Pilgrim Fathers interweaves animated illustrations and dramatic re-enactments with comments by historians to tell the story, which begins in the late 16th century amidst the plague in England and an unbearable rise in persecution against separatists by an intolerant Church of England. Years of secret meetings run by defrocked preachers led to a decision by some Puritans to leave England and settle near Amsterdam. Despite experiencing considerable culture shock, the community stayed for 12 years before determining that their destiny was in the New World. The film details the many hardships during the Mayflower's crossing from Devon, England, and also looks at the concerns the Pilgrims must have felt upon seeing the barren landscape of Plymouth, near what is now Cape Cod. The Pilgrim settlement was not the first in the future America, but the sacrifices made by the survivors, coupled with the drafting of the Mayflower Compact—a governing document embracing the concept of majority rule—are among the reasons we continue to revere the Pilgrims today. DVD extras include an online teacher's guide. Highly recommended. Aud: I, J, P. (T. Keogh)
The Pilgrim Fathers
(2012) 30 min. DVD: $64.95. TMW Media Group. PPR. Volume 28, Issue 1
The Pilgrim Fathers
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