william brewster and william bradford and a lot of other guys who were very, very passionate, very staunch practices, or practitioners i should say of the puritan faith. they were led back into england by james the first who then gave them his blessing to get them out of the country. he said they could go to the new world, they could go to the americas, fighting i think he said providing they treat themselves respectively. they were in and out of england and then down to the ships. fortunately, not being chased or executed by the king but gently encouraged to go somewhere else. >> professor robert stone, thank you very much. >> great. thank you. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> in plymouth harbor, england, than mayflower ii lies in a coup, i think the ship comes to life again after three centuries in the pages of history. she is as accurate a replicate of the original as scholars and shipwrights could make her, a gift of englishmen to america, and historical figure far removed from the solemn ceremonies. this commute to history takes the form of living adventure. 337 years after the original set sail for the new

william brewster, the lady who gave birth during the actual transit.also john howland, he was actually a servant of the governor evers on board the ship and he had a very interesting story and that he fell overboard crossing the atlantic but managed righteously to grab a rope and pull himself back on board. if he had not done that then george w. bush and george bush would've never existed because their descendent of john howland. the relatives and their descendents, they've got some -- if we could make these avatars tell their story, how fantastic that would be. so there we have it. going to the stern of the ship, that particular structure their which is designed to really pull in ropes and be able to sort of secure the ship and secure various pieces of cargo coming onto the ship. this is the main deck and this is where you've got the steerage office. that's called a captain. if you go further towards what would be the tiny cramped cabins on the left you can just see the stick on the left. that was a very small stick that controlled the rotor. rudder.

gardens are based on inventories that you find is documents like the brewster books from the william brewster family. in to walk into an accurate week creation of the past to feel they have been physically and mentally transported. >> my family and i decided to come to the new world in 1620 are so on the first mayflower that brought us here. we been here 13 years. but the two months we were at sea that supplements in total there were no houses built when we arrived here so that men would get off the ship during the day and come back at night. and then in the harbor we are getting sick with cough and cold. it was terrifying. there were dogs and cats. the ship already snow lawful but then all the animals as well. there was 100 of us. but we stayed in the top deck with pretty low ceilings. but the people instead there were no windows or anything. in the air gets very heavy but this is where i got married and had children and then we had breakfast from what we had from supper the night before and then had a small meal throughout the day until dinner time. that was the largest meal geese and flail

william brewster at his death owned over 400 volumes. i have no idea where he put them in a house of that size, but the fact is there is no evidence other than a few books here and there. these are people who did have very extensive libraries, quite a few of them. certainly brewster and bradford and myles standish and some of the clergyman and so forth. >> thank you. we have a question from stephen who asks, why is it that only bradford history remains when the other person, i guess is referring to winslow, has more detailed accounts of their experiences? i suppose it would help to clarify that and say how winslow's accounts are available. >> right. winslow -- and feel free to add anything to this -- but winslow's published his first account in 1622-1624. they are more detailed because they're dealing with the farm work and compressed period of time. some of his later works like his attack on samuel and such are addressing specific issues. wenzel never set out to write an entire history of the experience of the pilgrims. he was writing a

william bradford has. the gardens based on inventory and list of feeds you find in documents like the brewster book from the will jim brewster family. the idea is to help our guests walk into an accurate we creation of the past and to feel that they've been physically transported and mentally transported as well. >> my name is elizabeth howland and i been here for seven years. my family and i decided we're going to come to visit the new world in 1620 or so. on a ship called the mayflower that brought us here. being that i was 13, i cared for the other children and my parents. when we were in the harbor, people were getting sick with coughs and colds. it was tedious. we sing songs, pray a lot to try to sleep. but the sounds of the animals were always terrifying. i mean, we brought pigs and dogs and cats. the ship already smelled awful, so with all the animals as well, made it a bit more uncomfortable. we stayed underneath the top deck with very low ceilings. [inaudible] it's not built for people certainly. the mayflower was built -- they delivered the wine to where it was going. there were no windows or anyt

those douglas brewster housing project's were ultimately demolished because they were in such bad shape. susan: after the war and population explosion and demand for housing, you mention william levitt and he created a town named after himself. what was important about what he did? mr. husock: there was a famous folk sign -- focus on -- there was a little god -- there was a famous folk song in the 1960's. what he did was find a way to build thousands of 750 square-foot homes. he had to get zoning variances because they had unfinished addicts and were built on -- unfinished attics and were built on slabs. no basements. but he provided an opportunity for affordable homes for those getting back from the war. people were so pleased to have their own small house with their own small yard. they kissed the land the home would be built on. but over time, people started to look down on him. i think he disproved the idea that the private sector would inevitably fail the workingman. susan: what do the levittowns in new york and pennsylvania look like now? mr. husock: people have built up and out a little bit, and they were able to elaborate on their homes but the essential structure is

brewster housing project's were ultimately demolished because they were in such bad shape. it didn't last much more than five years. susan: after the war and population explosion and demand for housing, you mention william levitt and he created a town named after himself. what was important about what he did? mr. husock: there was a famous folk song in the 1960's. it was called to little boxes on the hillside. i am celebrating the little boxes in the town. what he did was find a way to build thousands of 750 square-foot homes. these were small homes. he had to get zoning variances from the town where he was building these because they had unfinished attics and were built on slabs. they had unfinished attics. he kept the prices down that way. he provided an opportunity for affordable homes for those getting back from the war. they were pleased to have their own small house with their own small yard. the 1950's time magazine said man of the year, but they began to look down on him as a statically -- on these aesthetically modest homes. i think he disproved the idea that the private sector would inevitably fail the workingman. he showed that it can succeed in a big way. susan: what do the levittowns in new