Thanksgiving Stories

While I’m completing the final preparations for our Thanksgiving MEGA-Sale (watch for the details to be posted by Monday,) I wanted to send you some ideas for great books to be reading  for Thanksgiving Day. Order now to get them in time to read.

The first four are great stories to read-aloud as a family or for individual reading. They are listed in order of difficulty.

Of Plymouth Plantation – a firsthand account of the Plymouth settlement, written by one of their own. The best source for the true story, but a little higher reading level.

The Mayflower Pilgrims – an easier (and shorter) read, and great as a family read-aloud (or for older children) to find out who the Pilgrims were and their story.

The Mayflower Secret – another fictionalized story, probably just a bit higher reading level than Stories of the Pilgrims.

Stories of the Pilgrims – a simple fictionalized story based on the true story. This one can be read alone by children.

Other great resources on the Pilgrims and Plymouth:

Pilgrims vs. Indians –  What was their relationship really like? – audio CD from the Christian Controversies series.

Plymouth in the Words of her Founders – Guided tour of Plymouth’s sites and monuments with quotes in the words of the Pilgrims.

Landmarks & Liberty – An audio tour of the landmarks of the Pilgrims, Puritans, and Patriots – stories recorded on location. – audio CD set  (8 CD’s) from the 2003 Faith and Freedom Tour.

See more of our Early American HisStory Resources and Recommendations, including overview resources that have great stories of the Pilgrims also, here.

Want to get started reading before your order comes? You can start with these free online books. Both Stories of the Pilgrims and The Mayflower Pilgrims were written long enough ago that they are in the Public Domain and can be found online to download, as well as  Bradford’s History of the Plymouth Settlement, (Of Plymouth Plantation,) by William Bradford and Mourt’s Relation, another firsthand account.