In the early 1600s, Martin Pring led one of the earliest European trading missions to what would become the NH coast. From New England’s first transatlantic dance party to his fiery departure, Pring found a land full of people, resources, and surprises!
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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…
Pring 15 ~ Final Fire
1603: The dogs save the fort, communications break down, and the expedition heads…
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 “crownes” in Pring’s eyes as…
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…
Pring 09 ~ We beheld their Gardens
Martin Pring ventures upriver in native canoes for a garden tour…
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SOURCE TEXT:
“The Voyage of Martin Pring, 1603” (American Journeys Collection #AJ-040, online facsimile edition at www.americanjourneys.org/aj-040/summary/index.asp)
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