Edward Winslow

It inspired a celebration, in the words of Edward Winslow ' s account of the Pilgrims ' first year, " So we might . . . rejoice together after we had gathered the fruits of our labor " — Thanksgiving pretty much as we know it.

A Pilgrim in Provincetown Boris Fishman 2010

She knows of only one eyewitness account of the 1621 harvest celebration, found in a letter from Edward Winslow.

One Big Table Molly O’Neill 2010

In 1621, Squanto was the guide and translator for settlers Stephen Hopkins and Edward Winslow as they traveled upland on a diplomatic mission to the Wampanoag sachem, known today as Massasoit.

AS SEEN ON TV: SQUANTO Toby O'B 2009

In 1621, Squanto was the guide and translator for settlers Stephen Hopkins and Edward Winslow as they traveled upland on a diplomatic mission to the Wampanoag sachem, known today as Massasoit.

Archive 2009-11-22 Toby O'B 2009

For narrative suspense and visual detail, few accounts of the Plymouth colony's first year can match this report by the Mayflower passengers William Bradford and Edward Winslow.

Rare Books on Early America 2008

Only two written accounts exist—those of Edward Winslow and William Bradford, and I have no reason to doubt them.

History of American Women Maggiemac 2007

In his 1624 memoirs, Good News from New England, Edward Winslow wrote that "they forsook their houses, running to and fro like men distracted, living in swamps and other desert places, and so brought manifold diseases amongst themselves, whereof very many are dead."

History of American Women Maggiemac 2007

By her second marriage with Edward Winslow, Susanna White Winslow had 5 children, but only 2 lived to adulthood: Josiah and Elizabeth.

History of American Women Maggiemac 2007

In 1633, Edward Winslow was chosen governor of the colony, and was reelected in 1636 and 1644.

History of American Women Maggiemac 2007

Edward Winslow stated, "And indeed, had we not been in a place where divers sorts of shell fish may be taken with the hand, we must have perished."

History of American Women Maggiemac 2007