How the Plymouth Pilgrims took over Thanksgiving – and who history left behind

In some ways, Thanksgiving is a tradition that unites Americans. But the classic image of the Pilgrims obscures important ...
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Bowdoin Historian Questions the ‘Wolves’ the Pilgrims Met

In the fall of 1620, a pilgrim named John Goodman walked a short ways from Plymouth Colony with his dog, a little Spaniel. On his walk, he encountered two fierce animals that chased his dog. Goodman ...