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The Swedish Church on the Delaware

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 July 2009

Conrad J. I. Bergendoff
Conrad J. I. Bergendoff
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Augustana College and Theological Seminary, Rock Island, Ill.
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In his equally delightful and informative book, The Dutch and Swedes on the Delaware, Christopher Ward suggests that American history might have turned out differently if stormy weather had not driven the Mayflower off its course and thus landed the Pilgrims north of Cape Cod instead of in Delaware Bay. “Speculations,” Ward writes, “as to the effect of a kindlier climate, a more generous soil, upon the character of the English immigrants, of the Puritans, who followed them, and of their descendants—could lead to divers conclusions. One thing is certain however; if the Pilgrim Fathers had spent that first winter in Delaware Bay, they would have had a better time.”

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Church History , Volume 7 , Issue 3 , September 1938, pp. 215 - 230
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Copyright © American Society of Church History 1938

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