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The Mayflower Society House / Being the story of the Edward Winslow House, the Mayflower Society, the Pilgrims

By Walter Merriam Pratt
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The text traces the history of the Edward Winslow House, outlining successive owners, sales, and architectural alterations while describing interiors, gardens, and preservation efforts. It recounts the house's associations with Loyalist sympathies and an execution sale, and highlights noteworthy events connected to the property, including Charles Thomas Jackson's ether experiments and the marriage of Lydia Jackson to Ralph Waldo Emerson. The account details restoration work by a noted preservationist, later landscape and structural improvements, and concludes with the twentieth-century acquisition of the estate by a hereditary society to protect its historic fabric.

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Walter Merriam Pratt

Walter Merriam Pratt was an American author known for his historical writings, particularly focusing on the early colonial period of America. His notable work, "The Mayflower Society House / Being the story of the Edward Winslow House, the Mayflower Society, the Pilgrims," explores the significance of the Mayflower Society and its connection to the Pilgrims who settled in America. Through his detailed narrative, Pratt contributes to the understanding of early American history and the legacy of the Pilgrims.

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