orted childhood. He was
             abandoned by his parents and established a new family with his
             uncles. He read the Bible often and eventually joined with a group of
             Separatists. He and his group traveled to the New World to get away
             from the things holding them back in Europe.
             Bradford speaks of the New World in a very harsh manner.
             "...what they could see but a hideous and desolate wilderness, full of
             wild beasts and wild men..." (p. 315) He speaks of the land as he does
             its inhabitants. "...all things stand upon them with a weather-beaten
             face, and the whole country, full of woods and thickets, represented a
             wild and savage hue." (p. 315) Bradford and his people had a very hard
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