William Bradford

William Bradford was an English Separatist who travelled on the Mayflower and served for many years as governor of Plymouth Colony. His history Of Plymouth Plantation records the community’s migration, early hardships, government and encounters with Native peoples.

Jeanne Blanchet’s Rite of Passage places William Bradford within a narrative shaped by family, marriage and personal loyalty, exploration, travel and cultural encounter, and court politics and dynastic power.