{"product_id":"american-documents-the-mayflower-compact-direct-mail-edition-9780792258919","title":"American Documents: The Mayflower Compact (Direct Mail Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe eagerly awaited final title in National Geographics popular American Documents series completes the broad sweep of the collection by casting all the way back to our countrys original document of record  the Mayflower Compact. The date is November 10  1620. After 66 days at sea crammed into a space about the size of a basketball court  the Pilgrimsas the 101 surviving passengers of the Mayflower became knownarrived on Americas shores. They were an ocean away from their home country and hundreds of miles from where they were supposed to settle in the Virginia Colony. To survive in the wilderness of this strange  new land  they would need some rules for governing themselves and their community. The document they wrote is known as the Mayflower Compact. In fewer than 200 words  it laid the groundwork for democracy in America. The Mayflower Compact includes:  an engaging  interactive  and age-appropriate text  vetted by experts  40 pages generously illustrated with period artwork and archival photographs  biographies of key figures in the documents history  the entire text of the original document and a complete list of its signatories  excerpt from Mourts Relation  written by Edward Winslow and William Bradford  two of the colonys founding fathers  the charter of the Colony of New Plymouth  Web links to further information  a detailed glossary and indexThe core curriculum topics of pre-colonial and colonial American history are viewed through the prism of this cornerstone document and students are made aware of its relevance to their 21st century lives. This book is essential for any school  public  or home library. The Mayflower Compact acts as a valuable reminder of the time when America was merely an ideal being shaped in the minds of our forefathers  eager to escape oppression and create a better world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67909843222581,"sku":"ByrdShop_0792258916","price":66.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780792258919.jpg?v=1793911353","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/american-documents-the-mayflower-compact-direct-mail-edition-9780792258919","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}