in "of plymouth plantation", bradford saw what was happening to be like what happened in the bible. as philip gould writes, "bradford hoped to show the workings of god to future generations." the book was not published until 1656, the year before his death, and it was well liked. bradford has been called the father of american history. many american authors have put what bradford said in their books. thomas prence did so in his book named "a chronological history of new-england in the form of annals." today it is considered very important and studied in american schools and colleges. bradford's journal was included in another work entitled "mourt's relation". this was written in part by edward winslow, and made into a book in england in 1622.