Show ii A New lower The Same P t The little sailing vessel Mayflower brought the Pilgrim Fathers to in years a Mayflower a replica of the original ship set sail from England on a voyage re-enacting the great adventure of the company of brave men and women who sought religious free- dom in t In the first winter on the bleak New England the Pilgrims suffered many Half of the colonists Yet the survivors refused to re- turn to They were determined to hold on to freedom and eventually they Z- Captain Alan Villiers' voyage in the Mayflower II was both a fascinating adventure and a dramatic X commemoration one of the greatest events in v More than the voyage reminds us that our g. today as it was years ago America is still li the land toward which thousands of people in foreign countries look with Many of them dream of coming here to start a new Under Americans have developed not only a vast material but wider opportunities for cultural and educational For all we owe much to the Mayflower |