Myth of the &quote;Mayflower&quote;

“The Myth of the "Mayflower"” is a 1921 work by G. K. Chesterton. Within it, he attempts to separate fact from fiction concerning the story of the ''Mayflower'', an English ship that transported early Pilgrims to the New World in 1620. The ship has since become an important part of American history and culture, as well as the subject of innumerable works of art, plays, films, poems, songs, books, ...