When William Bradford's Of Plimmoth Plantation (the title he himself gave the work) was first published from his manuscript as History of Plymouth Plantation (1856), it was immediately recognized as a uniquely valuable historical record and almost as...

William Bradford was a major figure in early American historiography because his history of the Pilgrim colony at Plymouth was a firsthand account of the entry of English settlers into the American wilderness and because he wrote about people who had...

William Bradford (1590-1657), one of the Pilgrim Fathers, was the leader of the Plymouth Colony in America. His extraordinary history, "Of Plymouth Plantation," was not published until 1856. On March 19, 1590, William Bradford was baptized at...

The American printer William Bradford (1663-1752) is often referred to as "the pioneer printer of the Middle colonies." He was involved in frequent controversies over freedom of the press. William Bradford was born on May 20, 1663, in Leicestershire,...

William Bradford served as U.S. attorney general from 1794 to 1795 under President George Washington. Bradford, a Revolutionary War hero and a distinguished attorney and judge, was the second person to hold the post of attorney general. His tenure was...

The American journalist William Bradford (1722-1791) published an influential newspaper. Opponent of British policies, he followed words with heroic deeds during the Revolution and was known as "the patriot printer of 1776." Born in New York City,...