We the Readers Book Group: Mayflower by Nathaniel Philbrook

How did America begin? That simple question launches the acclaimed author of In the Hurricane's Eye and Valiant Ambition on an extraordinary journey to understand the truth behind our most sacred national myth: the voyage of the Mayflower and the settlement of Plymouth Colony. As Philbrick reveals in this electrifying history of the Pilgrims, the story of Plymouth Colony was a fifty-five year epic that began in peril and ended in war. New England erupted into a bloody conflict that nearly wiped out the English colonists and natives alike. These events shaped the existing communities and the country that would grow from them.

Upcoming Discussions for 2026

January: Benjamin Franklin’s Last Bet by Michael Meyer

February: The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson

March: The Woman’s Hour by Elaine Weiss

April: Mayflower by Nathaniel Philbrick 

May: American Sphinx by Joseph Ellis

June: The Greatest Generation by Tom Brokaw

July: Blue Highways- A Journey into America by William Least Heat-Moon