{"product_id":"2940170575497","title":"The Island that Disappeared: The Lost History of the Mayflower's Sister Ship and Its Rival Puritan Colony","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe creation myth of the United States begins with the plucky English puritans of the \u003ci\u003eMayflower\u003c\/i\u003eamp;mdash;but what about the story of its sister ship, the \u003ci\u003eSeaflower\u003c\/i\u003e?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew people today know the story of the passengers aboard the \u003ci\u003eSeaflower\u003c\/i\u003e, who in 1630 founded a rival puritan colony on an isolated Caribbean island called Providence. They were convinced that England's empire would rise not in barren New England, but rather in tropical Central America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHowever, Providence became a colony in constant crisis: crops failed, slaves revolted . . . and then there were the pirates. And, as Tom Feiling discovers in this surprising history, the same drama was played out by the men and women who re-settled the island one hundred years later.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Island That Disappeared\u003c\/i\u003e presents Providence as a fascinating microcosm of colonialismamp;mdash;even today. At first glance it is an island of devout churchgoersamp;mdash;but look a little closer, and you see that it is still dependent on its smugglers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt once intimate and global, this story of puritans and pirates goes to the heart of the contradictory nature of the Caribbean and how the Western World took shape.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tantor Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47179584012528,"sku":"2940170575497","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170575497_p0.jpg?v=1763713261","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170575497","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}