Pring’s crew find what they’re looking for on the New England seacoast …

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From the JOURNAL OF MARTIN PRING (1603):

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… and so the 17th century seacoast sassafras harvest begins in New England! ย Actually, this bay where Pring’s men build theirย baricado is probably Plymouth Bay, in Massachusetts. ย Nonetheless, Pring’s account provides one of the most detailed early descriptions of interactions between Europeans and Indians of the region, so we continue with the story as a depiction of the dynamics that would have played out along the NH seacoast as well.

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