If you were reading Bradford’s version of events, you might think that the survival of the Pilgrims’ settlements was often in danger.
On Thanksgiving, We must confront our Climate Emergency as the Pilgrims did Theirs
The pilgrims faced a harsher climate than had Leif Erikson when he came to North America during the European medieval warming period.
This Makes Us Susceptible to Demagoguery
Stories are created many times to control with a narrative. There are many of these stories in the American mythology that opens many to demagoguery.