{"product_id":"400-years-across-the-ocean-walter-sawyer-9781963209624","title":"400 Years Across The Ocean: The Birth Of America","description":"\u003cp\u003eThere must be a greater power than all of us. In 1607, an Indian named Squanto was kidnapped from his village. He was taken across the ocean, where he lived with a monk name, Brother Daniel, for fourteen years. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis dealings with the monks, learning a new way of life, enabled him to change his outlook on life. Squanto learned the sensitivity of being tactful and sympathetic to others. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile Squanto was with Brother Daniel, he met William Bradford and John Carver while staying at the monastery. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe escaped to a ship, going back to America in time to meet with the Pilgrims there. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1608, four hundred English Protestants were exiled to Leiden, Holland. Dissatisfied with the Church of England, they had hopes of reaching the promised land. The reason for coming to America was not for religious freedom but religious persecution. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam Bradford (the colonies' governor) wrote, \"Advancing the kingdom of Christ to a new part of the world.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSquanto found his village wiped out from disease, leaving the huts empty. He suggested the Pilgrims occupy them that first winter; only forty-two Pilgrims survived out of 102. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the Pilgrims landed in America, the Indians began to squabble between each other. Acting as a go-between as tempers escalated, Squanto was quoted as saying: \"We live on the same earth.\" \"We live under the same moon.\" \"We breathe the same air.\" \"Why can't we get along?\" For the next fifty years, harmony existed between the settlers and the Indians. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Walter Sawyer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1963209621\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781963209624\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Citiofbooks, Inc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/12\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 116\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.28d","brand":"Walter Sawyer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47136538198271,"sku":"9781963209624","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_974591f1-c32a-4f9e-8a1e-ccdd357e8171.jpg?v=1755023650","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/400-years-across-the-ocean-walter-sawyer-9781963209624","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}