Project Gutenberg 2022-03-12 Public domain in the USA. 191 Austin, Jane G. (Jane Goodwin) 1831 1894 Austin, Jane Goodwin Goodwin, Jane Austin, Mrs. Henry 04015064 Betty Alden: The first-born daughter of the Pilgrims $aUnited States :$bHoughton Mifflin Company,$c1891. Steve Mattern, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Betty Alden: The First-Born Daughter of the Pilgrims" by Jane G. Austin is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The book explores the life of Betty Alden, the daughter of John and Priscilla Alden, as it intricately weaves her story with the broader historical context of the Pilgrims’ struggles and triumphs in the New World. The narrative likely emphasizes the lives and societal roles of women during this early American period, highlighting Betty's significance as a pivotal character. The opening of the novel introduces the reader to a lively dialogue between characters, revealing the tense political atmosphere in Plymouth as they navigate suspicions of treason among new arrivals, particularly figures like John Lyford and John Oldhame. Priscilla Alden and Barbara Standish engage in spirited banter about the men’s reluctance to heed warnings from women, setting the tone for a community grappling with external threats and internal discord. Through witty exchanges, the characters establish a vivid portrayal of life in Plymouth, hinting at Betty's future involvement in the conflicts that surround her family and colony. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/bettyalden00austrich/page/n7/mode/2up 20210822070919austin 1891 US Reading ease score: 68.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Fiction PS Text Category: Historical Novels Category: American Literature 694320 2025-06-27T03:31:01.452903 text/html 708937 2024-10-18T19:54:06 text/html 681791 2025-06-27T03:31:09.620836 application/epub+zip 689331 2025-06-27T03:31:02.766903 application/epub+zip 346853 2025-06-27T03:31:02.068890 application/epub+zip 893946 2025-06-27T03:31:15.755407 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 836242 2025-06-27T03:31:08.857852 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 494019 2022-09-30T12:02:13.885365 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 645318 2025-06-27T03:31:00.194920 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 625233 2024-10-18T19:54:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16998 2025-06-27T03:31:15.910308 application/rdf+xml 24582 2025-06-27T03:31:02.191883 image/jpeg 3105 2025-06-27T03:31:02.130877 image/jpeg 599182 2025-06-27T03:31:01.519893 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia