I bought this book to help with my geneaology research of the Peabody family. Within ten minutes of thumbing through this book, I knew I had made a mistake in purchasing it. As a high school history teacher, I can verify that this book reads like an overly and poorly plagerized term paper. With regards to the Peabody family of the 1600s to 1800s, this book is short on facts and is full of historical background fluff. I was shocked that the author was so short on facts, considering that the Peabody's of the 1600s to 1800s, lead well documented lives. Considering that the fact that there is tons of data relating to the Peabody's on the web, not to speak of in the reference section of any good library, I am disappointed in the author's lack of research. Do yourself a favor, don't but this book...

This book should be appreciated for what it is, a family history, allowing us glimpses of the lives, views and stories of many of the female members of the Peabody family, that would otherwise not be known in conventional history books. Cynthia Peabody Anderson has what many of us could only dream of: an extensive family tree, prominent ancestors, family letters, records and journals, and the luck of belonging to a family very aware of its place in history. Plus, an insider's point of view: what it feels like to be part of such a family. She chooses to examine those parts of history not readily available to scholars and academics, the largely undocumented domestic side. Peabody Andeson presents her family stories against a context of major historical events, not always adequately rendered, but helpful in attempting to explain the motivation of family members' decisions. Many of these stories are fascinating and unavailable in any other form. Taken for what it is, Pioneer Voices is a brave and entertaining look at one family's inner workings, unique unto itself, and representative of the experience of many early American families. Not only are the stories new to the reading public, but the method of presenting them is another way of regarding history.

that good, but there are some parts with out review, and there are not parts numbers

This book gets the bottom line done. I mean the conversion charts are good, and the information is all pretty much there, but I really had a hard time understanding some of the instructions. And they really should have done a better job editing. The myriad of typo's made it that much more difficult. But, that being said, the directions can get you through most minor repairs.

I got mine for 12 bucks at an auto parts store. That's about what it is worth to me.

I have several Haynes manuals for several different models of automobiles and while I find this one generally helpful, it falls short of the usual Haynes quality. It is particularly ambiguous when it comes to interior trim and equipment removal. For example: in the index there is an entry referring to removal of speakers on page (I forget), but when you go to that page there is nothing about speakers. Haynes usually beats Chilton manuals because of the extensive photo usage, but this one falls short.

Sometimes, especially at night time, my car makes me feel funny. I never had the chicken pox, ever.Smash cellblock H. Thank you.

I read this book, from our school library, to a class of third-graders. We are located near Plymouth and I read this as a prelude to our class trip to Plimoth Plantation.

It was interesting and gave some good insights into life in Plymouth in 1626. However, there were a couple of glaring errors. The boy in the story spoke of a visit from Squanto. This would have been impossible since Squanto died in 1622. Also, the author refers to the Pilgrims as Puritans in two or three different places in the story. The Pilgrims who came here for religious reasons refered to themselves as "Saints." The Puritans came to Massachusetts in 1630. The author should also explain, in the story, why March 25th was considered to be "New Year's Day." On March 25th, the date in the journal changed from 1626 to 1627.

The artwork was very interesting, presented in the form of woodcuts. This was tied into the story as the boy telling the story was making these woodcuts.

It's an interesting story and very informative. I would recommend this book to anyoe who would like to see what life was like in "Olde Plimoth."

My review must be tempered by my inability to finish this work. I simply could not bear to keep reading it. The writing style changes constantly but at no point is it good. It is characterized by awkward figures of speech, flowery stylistics, unclear point of view and unfathomable structure. One cannot even tell if, or at what point, the work is historically based. It reads at points like bad James Joyce. I was disappointed, as I was intrigued by the idea of a fictionalized account of an early Plymouth settler.

MAYFLOWER BASTARD is riveting at first. The back story involving Richard More's parents reads like a gothic novel. Theirs was an arranged marriage that quickly unraveled with Samuel, Richard's father, living in London, and his mother, Katherine, carrying on an affair with another man, resulting in four bastard children. Richard More's father is such a snake it's hard to believe people like him actually exist. When his wife is too blatant in her affair, he divorces her and has their illegitimate children deported to America on the Mayflower. Richard is assigned to William Brewster the temporary minister at Plymouth Colony. Richard is pretty much treated like a servant and the Stranger (non Puritan) that he is and his brothers and sisters die.
Apparently Samuel's arrangement with Brewster was rather like that of an indentured servant. After seven years, Brewster's obligation was fulfilled. Richard then hooks up with Richard Hollingsworth, a shipwright whose daughter Christian he marries. They ultimately have seven children together. Richard becomes a sea captain and in the process takes another wife in England, an offense which could have gotten him hanged since the penalty for bigamy was death.
Richard More lived to be an old man and was known among the Puritans as one of the Ancient Ones. He was around at the beginning of the colony and was there for the Salem Witch trials. He was not hanged for being a witch but he did become embroiled in politic intrigue and was found guilty of adultery and required to wear a scarlet A, just like Hester Prynne.
Author David Lindsay, a descendant of Richard More, did extensive research on his subject, but the book is replete with supposition which cheapens his effort. Lindsay set out to prove Richard a rogue, but in the end he finds enough to like about him to determine that he was human just like the rest of us.
Lindsay has an annoying style of writing, addressing another character in the book. I got the impression this was supposed to be the person who accused Richard of adultery but I'm not really sure. I wasn't interested enough to read over the beginning to find out. History lovers will like the book. The fact that there was such a character as Richard More among the sanctimonious Pilgrims is enough of a hook.

More often than not when people hear the word "Mayflower", a certain attitude surfaces in conversation. To those who bristle with ill disguised anger at the thought of someone else being a descendant of a First Comer, let him or her read this work. If another person gushes with adoration at the same thought, let him or her read the same. The fact is these First Comers were regular people who took a major risk in starting life anew in a place no one knew anything about. One may as well be a First Comer at Mars Colony #1. The major difference being that at present we know more about Mars than these Mayflower ventures knew about any part of the New World let alone the inhospitable coast of 17th century New England.

This is the story of a five year old boy who was all but literally cast into the arms of the pilgrims and lived and grew up in earliest New England.It is an interesting read and throws light on various aspects of life in New England, the Plimoth Colony and the town of Salem in particular. Richard More arrived at Plimoth in 1620 and lived there until very late in the 17th century (1696). He was not only a First Comer but a Long Liver as well. He was regarded as being very ancient and a representative of Ancient Times. The story of the Salem Witch Trials is dealt with and not pawed over in morbid fascination.

This was an interesting and useful read. I recomment it.

i was looking in the manual for directions about how to change belts on my a/c,water pump, etc, and it doesn't say anything about something so simple like that..

This book is very informative, it had valuable information of electrical panel locations and how to open up certain parts of the dash board. Could not have done this with out it.

I received this manual last week. It has been very helpful to me from adjusting the head lights, changing radiator fluid and replacing the PCV valve. I am sure that this book will be a good reference for me to do future maintenance work on my Chrysler Town & Country.

The images are vauge and the troubleshooting trees are far from complete. Sure it's better than nothing but don't try to troubleshoot any serious electrical problems with this manual. I tried to troubleshoot a surge between 700 and 900 when stopped at idle. It sounds nasty. I think the knock sensor is the only thing keeping my engine from dieing. I think I narrowed it down to the map/intake air temp sensor (no help from this book though). Sheesh, Haynes used to be a great series of manuals. It looks like they've gone cheap.

This book was dismal. The information provided is frequently lacking in key points (ie: (paraphrase)"The eight cylinder engine is like the six cylinder engine, so just extrapolate". Furthermore, upon receipt of the Haynes manual covering the same vehicles, it became immediately apparent that the Chiltons manual had left out critical information. The wiring maps are incorrect, and/or missing details - not to mention other issues. A potential buyer would do better to track down the Haynes Dodge & Plymoth Vans manual - or the shop manuals.