Massasoit: Friend of the Pilgrims

by Virginia Frances Voight, Gene Garriott (Illustrator)

A biography of the Wampanoag Indian chief whose friendship with the pilgrims helped them survive in a strange land.

Genres: History

80 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 1971

About the author

Ms. Voight was a native New Englander and lived in Hamden, Connecticut. She wrote many books for boys and girls, both fiction and non-fiction. Several of her books are set in the New England locale she loved so much.

Reviews

[Kelly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Entry-level children's history of the initial relations between the Plymouth Pilgrim settlers and native tribes. Seems biased against the spread of Christianity.