Journal of Martin Pring (cover + intro)

1603: Here's a color cover image of Pring's young guiternist...

Pring 16 ~ “Wee did behold to burne”

1603: The crew of Martin Pring's last ship watch the New England coast go up in flames...

Pring 15 ~ Final Fire

1603: The dogs save the fort, communications break down, and the expedition heads for home in this EXCITING CONCLUSION of Martin Pring’s Journal!

Pring 14 ~ Two Shots

Pring’s last ship fires the first warning shots of a coming conflict …

Pring 13 ~ Sassafras Harvest

Things go quickly awry when Pring’s men exhaust the local supply of sassafras…

Pring 12 ~ As The Land is Full

Wherein we can perhaps glimpse the little gold β€œcrownes” in Pring’s eyes as he ogles the natives’ pelts …

Pring 11 ~ Sassafras Forest

Pring notes some of the many potential applications of the New England forests …

Pring 10 ~ Rich and Fat Ground

After sailing around the New England coast for many weeks, the English run low on provisions, and so …

Pring 09 ~ We beheld their Gardens

Martin Pring ventures upriver in native canoes for a garden tour…

Pring 08 ~ Birchbarke Boats

Description of native canoes.

Pring 07 ~ These People in Colour

Native fashions of the 17th century, for men and women …

Pring 06 ~ Let Loose the Mastives

Martin Pring brings out his pets.

Pring 05 ~ Their Weapons are Bowes

The English visitors inspect their hosts...

Pring 04 ~ Sassafras Dance

Quite possibly the first world-fusion dance party in New England history...

Pring 03 ~ Meeting the Locals

The native people of NH's seacoast take some interest in Martin Pring's sassafras harvesting expedition ...

Pring 02 ~ Sassafras Bay

Pring's crew find what they're looking for on the New England seacoast ...

Pring 01 ~ Quest for Sassafras

Martin Pring details his visit to the New Hampshire seacoast in 1603.