1623: Pilgrims, Pipe Dreams, Politics & the Founding of New Hampshire

by J. Dennis Robinson

Shrouded in myth, mystery, and misinformation, the true story of New Hampshire's founding family has never been fully told–until now. Why do we know so little about David and Amias Thompson of Plymouth, England? And why is what we think we know so often wrong? Barely three years after the Mayflower landed in Massachusetts, a wholly different plan for America was in play. Popular journalist J. Dennis Robinson exhumes the facts and connects the dots to reveal a forgotten journey that will challenge your perception of how New England was born.

236 pages, Paperback

Published October 9, 2023

About the author

J. Dennis Robinson is the author of a dozen entertaining books about American history. He writes from a hideaway office in historic Portsmouth, NH near the swirling Piscataqua River. A popular and sometimes irreverent columnist and lecturer, he operates the award-winning website SeacoastNH.com. His latest book, MYSTERY ON THE ISLES OF SHOALS, is a thrilling nonfiction study of the infamous 1873 ax murders on Smuttynose Island. Yankee Magazine editor Judson Hale calls it "a superb piece of work" and Library Journal says "recommended for all true crime collections." His other page-turning history books focus on privateering, Jesse James, Strawbery Banke Museum, archaeology, Victorian hotels, Lord Baltimore, child labor, and more. As Robyn Dennison, the author has begun a genre-busting series of e-book novellas. The first, KILL ALL THE VAMPIRE WRITERS is available from Kindle Direct Publishing.

Reviews

[Terri DeMitchell · Rating 5 out of 5]

1623 is a must read for New England history enthusiasts. Meticulously researched and well written, Robinson provides unique insights regarding the numerous and rarely mentioned attempts to colonize New Hampshire specifically and New England generally. I thoroughly enjoyed and highly recommend this straightforward and fast paced account of early New England history.

[Liz · Rating 2 out of 5]

Very confusing narrative. Not so much a story of New Hampshire’s founding, as a story of unraveling the various histories that have been attempted.