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Get Letters from the Mayflower Get your class ready for the voyage

Autumn 1620
  • Letter From a Pilgrim — A Message from the Mayflower
  • Letter From a Wampanoag — Harvesting and Preparing for Winter
Autumn 1620
  • Letter From a Pilgrim — Arriving at Plimoth Plantation
  • Letter From a Wampanoag — Will We Live in Peace?
Harvest 1621
  • Letter From a Pilgrim — The Thanksgiving Feast
  • Letter From a Wampanoag — The Feast of the Pilgrims


Read these free historical fiction letters from a Pilgrim girl and Native American boy — now with audio!