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Of Plymouth Plantation, 1620-1647 by William Bradford is a firsthand account written as a journal, detailing the events leading to the Mayflower voyage and the first twenty-five years of Plymouth Colony. Bradford narrates the Pilgrims' struggle with religious persecution in England, their relocation to the Netherlands, and their eventual settlement in America, highlighting their hardships, survival, and interactions with Native Americans and other settlers until 1646. The book includes discussions of disease, famine, and conflicts with Native Americans.