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Source: MSNBC-Newsweek

Roundup

4-26-06

Philbrick's 'Mayflower' [5min]

Listen to an audiobook clip from Nathaniel Philbrick's Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War, which accompanies David Gates's review of the book. Gates's review may be summarized in its online title:"Pilgrims' Bloody Progress: Nathaniel Philbrick takes on Mayflower fairy tales."

Read entire article at MSNBC-Newsweek