Pilgrims of Plymouth

About the Book

A comfortable story, vaguely familiar...a mesmerizing blend of history and fiction. A big sprawling book, a banquet for readers. America’s forefathers, those feisty Pilgrims, make their lively emergence from the shadows of myth. Alive with their turmoils, escapes, betrayals and triumphs...lover’s joys, lusty urgings...Indian partners and friends.

About the Author

Anne R. von Helf lives in hill country, east of Los Angeles, on a small rural ranch where she raises horses and dogs. She’s a writer, a teacher, with an M.A. in history from U.C.L.A., a seascape painter...water-colorist of the Pacific. A native of Michigan, her roots are in New England. Her interests are as wide as her geographical background. Amateur anthropologist, tournament Bridge expert, her family live near and share her enthusiasms. Her daughter and son are both education Administrators, the rest of the family are attorneys or teachers. Persistent and meticulous, she’s a thorough researcher. Pilgrims of Plymouth prove her attention to fact. But layered on fact are her skills as a story- teller...compassionate, funny, she tells a true story...grasping her readers as she unfolds her tale.