Join us for our September Book Club & Discussion!
- Date & Time: Friday, September 18, 2026 | Coffee and socializing at 10:00 AM | Discussion starts at 10:30 AM
- Location: The Mayflower Society House, 4 Winslow St, Plymouth, MA 02360
- Author & Book: Contested Continent: The Struggle for North America, c. 1000-1680 by Peter C. Mancall
Who: The discussion will be led by David Furlow, retired trial appellate and First Amendment lawyer, Founder and Emeritus editor of the Texas Supreme Court Historical Society Journal, Trustee Texas Supreme Court Historical Society, elected member of the Colonial Society of Massachusetts, and member of the Pilgrim Hall Museum Board of Trustees. David and his wife Lisa Pennington are currently writing a biography of Mayflower Pilgrim Isaac Allerton and the Allerton family.
Peter C. Mancall’s well written and fully researched works “opens the door to the America of the pre-Columbian age” where the America we know now was created. The book explores the years 1000 to 1680. Covering the arrival of the Norse, the Pilgrim era, and the early English colonies, Mancall examines the encounters among Indigenous peoples, Europeans, and Africans that shaped the continent. This engaging history provides valuable context for understanding the world of the Pilgrims and the foundations of the future United States. A Pulitzer Prize Winner.
Scan the QR code to purchase Contested Continent: The Struggle for North America, c.1000-1680 on Amazon, or visit https://a.co/d/0eUeFoWK