John Josselyn sailed to New England in 1638 and again in 1663, staying years in Maine with his brother. His account, reprinted from the 1674 edition in its original spelling, records the voyages, the colonists of Massachusetts and Maine, the customs and food of the Native peoples, and the plants, beasts, fish and remedies of the country, ending with chronological observations of America.
A lively, credulous and invaluable early witness to colonial New England. Download the free EPUB.