Review: Historical Drama With A Christian Flair
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 13, 2014
The book is based on the true accounts of the Pilgrims in the Plymouth Colony of 1623. The reason I gave this rating was mostly because of Mr. McIntosh strong support of the Christian faith. He unashamedly portrayed the Pilgrims for who they were, God fearing Christians who wanted freedom to worship. They departed Europe in search of this freedom and for the love of God; and also because of persecution.The other great aspect of the book was the fair portrayal of the Native Americans, which were treated with dignity, even after the incident of the massacre of the Massachusetts Tribe of natives by Captain Standish.It is interesting to know that almost all the characters in the book were actual people of  that time period, this included Hobomok and Squanto as well. These Native Americans became believers in Christ and known by Governor Bradford of the Plymouth Colony.This beautiful story really does honor to the Christian faith, and to the historical aspect of our great nation. I was wrapped up in the character's story, especially during the long drought and the miracle of rain. The people humbled themselves and God sent the rain.However, I had issues with the introduction to the book which was confusing and too lengthy. It could have been bridged better between President Lincoln and the Pilgrim's story. I also found the drama in the book a little exaggerated, I believe it could have been less dramatic and still carried the point across well.Finally, in the beginning chapters of the book, Mr. McIntosh tended to jump from one story to another with no separation. He may have done this to for dramatic effect. This was very confusing to me although later on the book flows better, with one story for each chapter and it ends well.