BOOK: A journey to the new world by Laskey

[Frederick Muller <fmuller@TELLURIAN.NET>]

Laskey, Kathryn._A journey to the new world [Dear America-
_,1995.
This is the fictional diary of a young girl on the Mayflower.  The first
third descibes the trip over including the conditions on ship and the
number of deaths.  The remainder of the book talks about the 1st
year at "Plimouth."   The book gives a good feeling for what it must
of been like, especially how the people reacted to so many deaths.
 As with other Dear America books, there are substantial historical
notes at the end. The one problem I have with this 195 page book
and other Dear America books is that they feel and appear so real
and students are bound to think of them as non-fiction.  I just wish
they make it clearer in the book.  I don't know if there was a
"Remember Patience Whipple" in the Plymouth group.
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Frederick Muller
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