On the whole, Philbricks book gives the reader of a better understanding of colonial life once the settlers reached the New World. Philbrick’s Mayflower would climb to the top of the New York Times best seller list in 2006 and, would be seen by reviewers as a glimpse into the New World. According to Tim Challies, an online blogger and book reviewer stated that “As I read about the early days of Plymouth I could almost sense the bitter cold and feel the anguish as the Pilgrims mourned the death of another of their people. I understood the bond they felt and wanted them to succeed in building their utopia. History really seemed to come to life.” Not only would Challies be impressed by this depiction of the colonists of the New World but, also the New York Times would find Philbrick’s work to be a great depiction of the English settlements.…show more content… However, Johnathan Yardley of the Washington Post had a different point a view. Yardley focuses on how Philbrick depicts the colonists will and drive to survive in the New World. According to Yardley “He celebrates the courage, resourcefulness and determination of many of the settlers, most notably Bradford and the remarkable warrior Benjamin Church; he acknowledges and describes in detail the many ways in which Pilgrims and Indians cooperated, in some cases to their mutual advantage; he pays particular tribute to Mary Rowlandson, the settler who was kidnapped by Indians and endured much hardship and privation but ultimately helped broker peace between Indians and
