The Finding of the Mayflower (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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Unearth a real maritime mystery and the clues that tie a farm barn to the famed Mayflower. This nonfiction work follows careful detective work, archival evidence, and expert photography to weigh surprising connections between a dismantled ship and a Buckinghamshire estate. It invites readers to test theories against surviving records and physical traces.

The author builds a case step by step, showing how inscriptions, beams, and local wills may point to ownership, origins, and the ship’s journey. You’ll see how historical reconstruction turns on careful interpretation of fragile evidence and a deliberate, evidence-driven approach.

• Carefully presented clues about the Mayflower’s shipwreck and why a farm building might reuse its timber.


• How archival records, parish registers, and old wills contribute to a larger historical story.


• A guided look at possible connections between families and places around Chalfont St. Giles and Chesham.


• A clear, methodical narrative that weighs competing hypotheses without overreaching.

Ideal for readers who enjoy maritime history, historical investigation, and the puzzle of how the past is pieced together from fragmentary evidence.

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