Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayflower (2006)
Lone Wolf Documentary Group

Description

From their self-imposed exile in Holland and perilous Atlantic crossing in the Mayflower to unimaginable hardships encountered in their new land, this is the definitive story of the Pilgrims and how they came to live - and ultimately prosper - in the harsh climate of an unfamiliar world.

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Mayflower

Collected reviews and ratings

10 Amazon user reviews

This History Channel presentation of the pilgrims is two and a half hours of a well-known and very important part of our American history, although you may not realize how little you actually do know of these separatists and of the times they lived.
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8.0 PopMatters.com | Michael Patrick Brady

While much of Desperate Crossing relies on the familiar documentary elements of guiding narration and a large stable of well-informed scholars who fill in the blanks, the true heart of this production is in the surprisingly powerful dramatizations which illustrate the real-life, personal stories of the Pilgrims in vivid detail.
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8.0 New York Times | Jason Buchanan

Scholastic research combines with historical re-enactments to truly draw the viewer in as the popular myths promoted in elementary school classrooms are methodically disproved and the true tale comes to life more vividly than ever thought possible.
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7.5 New York Post | Linda Stasi

Wonderful story, terrific telling of the tale.
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