Review: great book for history lovers
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 12, 2013
I am a history buff so couldn't resist trying this book. I was hooked from page 1, although, I did wonder what the Lt. had to do with the story. I enjoyed reading the prologue, especially what I presume was a word for word reproduction of the original proclamation that established our Thanksgiving remembrance. I found the entire story interesting and informative.However, if you do not like to read about Christian beliefs, this book is not for you. Previous and present Christian beliefs are interwoven into the entire story. This is logical to me, since the Pilgrims came here to escape religious persecution. There were times, however, when I found the explanation of their religious beliefs to be a little long and not strictly necessary to the story.  I felt the author was using the story to expound upon his own religious beliefs.  To me, that is his prerogative as the author and your prerogative as the reader to skip those paragraphs.  Doing so does not affect the outcome of the story.One of the things I REALLY liked about this story was the absence of profanity and descriptions of sexual situations. The author proves a wonderful story can be told without the use of either.  I also thoroughly enjoyed the Historical Note at the end of the book.  This entire story has made me want to read more about this time period  using historically accurate records.If you are a person who enjoys reading about historic events, I HIGHLY recommend this book to you.