Declaration of Independence PREQUEL
Author Richard A. Stone reads the Mayflower Compact – “the first written American constitution.” It was signed on November 11, 1620, at Cape Cod aboard the ship Mayflower after a 66 -day voyage from England. Of the 41 signers, half died during their first year in the New World.
Listen to words that inspired the Founding Father, who wrote the Declaration of Independence, signed July 4, 1776, in Philadelphia. The complete text is read by Richard A. Stone, author of Project Mayflower – Building and Sailing a 17th Century Replica, which is available in Audio Book format.