by Nathaniel PhilbrickEver since I made some confused comment about Columbus not actually having discovered that the world was round at Cambridge University I've felt the need to revisit everything I learned in elementary school to figure out whether or not it was true. I don't want to be jeered in a hotbed of intellectual snobbery ever again. I'm sure you feel the same way.
That's why I suggest reading Mayflower. Even though it took me a couple months to get through it because it's so dense with information I did enjoy it but most importantly, I now feel properly informed about the founding of my country. I now know that Plymouth Rock really isn't a big deal, Squanto was kind of an asshole and the idea of Thanksgiving would make the Puritans cringe.
General consensus: A good read for a history dork, especially since the way Philbrick writes is charmingly British.
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