Journey into the Unknown – William Bradford and the Pilgrim Fathers
History 52' 2009 HD
For most Americans, the journey of the “Mayflower” symbolizes the birth of their nation. To this day, the Pilgrim Fathers are a glorified symbol of American virtue.
In search of autonomy and fraught with the desire to preserve their cultural identity, a group of English Puritans left their Dutch refuge in 1620 to bravely set off for the New World. A comprehensive body of legislation, the “Mayflower Compact”, was drawn up to foreclose any problems of governance prior to alighting on the shores of what is now Provincetown Harbor.
The Pilgrims befriended the Wampanoag Indians and in 1621, immediately after their first harvest, they all celebrated their first Thanksgiving together.
The Puritans' departure into the New World is not just a tale of a religious community going their own way against all the odds. The events of those days would have a major impact on the course of modern history.
Produced by
westend Film & TV Produktion
Languages
English, German
Broadcasters
ZDF, arte
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