american literature By zaykells Jun 26, 1600 william bradford wrote the plymouth plantaion Jun 22, 1608 pilgrim story settled through dutch through the mayflower Period: Jun 10, 1620 to Jun 26, 1647 william bradfors writes the plymouth plantion Aug 28, 1621 well known as his book plymouth plantion May 9, 1657 was a English separatist lader o pymouth colony and he died this day May 2, 1676 Mary was ransomed 20 per year in public subscription May 2, 1682 Mary's book captivity was published in cambridge,massachusetts Jan 26, 1700 mary rowlandson was captured by native americans Jan 5, 1711 she died May 24, 1765 olaudah equiano bought his freedom Mar 31, 1797 oluadah equiano was known as abolition of slave trade,writer ,merchant