The Sensational untold story of the Mayflower man
In the year 2020 a tiny, poorly designed, ill equipped, wooden sailing ship will be the focus of attention for millions on both sides of the Atlantic.
The occasion will be the 400-year anniversary of the arrival of the Mayflower on the shores of North America, carrying the first settlers from Europe.
However, the star attraction will not be the original Mayflower but a replica that was built by an Englishman, Warwick Charlton.
Although he had no financial resources and no knowledge of sailing ships, he built Mayflower II in under 2 years. Then he sailed it to America in 1957 and gave it to the American people.
- This is the biography of Warwick Charlton, his storm- tossed life in war and peacetime, how and why he built Mayflower II and his continuing connection with the ship.
- 440 Pages
- Over 100 illustrations
- Size: 9 inches x 6 inches (22.5 x 15 cms)
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What the reviewers say
"Warwick Charlton's forgotten story deserves an audience". Sailing Today
"A visionary who sailed through controversy. A warts-and-all portrait".Western Morning News
"The passion of a man convinced that Mayflower II would help strengthen Anglo American relations".
Southwark News, London
"This is an awesome book about the history of Mayflower I and Mayflower II. Geoff vanVoorheis, Historian.
"A book that should appear in schools, libraries and personal collections of all who profess to having ancestors that arrived on the original ship in 1620." David Rutter, teacher and actor.
The Biography of Warwick Charlton,
The Englishman who gave
Mayflower II
to the American People.
by his son, Randal Charlton
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WARWICK CHARLTON
The Wicked Pilgrim and the man with whom he shared the secrets of his Mayflower project - Author Randal Charlton
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The original Mayflower ship will celebrate the 400 year anniversary of her 1620 voyage from England to America, in 2020 in Boston, Plymouth, Provincetown, Pasadena, England and the Netherlands.
Mayflower II is the product of a transatlantic competition and collaboration between two men of bold vision and determination - Warwick Charlton (British) and Henry Hornblower II (American).
Each man wanted to build an exact replica of the 1620 ship in the 1950s, but for different reasons. Their story is the subject of a brilliant new book "The Wicked Pilgrim". READ THE REVIEWS.
LOCATIONS
Gainsborough
Museum
The welcome mat has been laid out for the Wicked Pilgrim at Gainsborough's highly rated Heritage Museum.
The exhibition which opened late February tells the story of the original settlers who travelled on the Mayflower to North America in 1620. The vast majority of those settlers were from Gainsborough in Lincolnshire and the surrounding area.
In addition to telling the story of the first settlers, the exhibition showcases artifacts from the second Mayflower a replica of the original ship that was built in 1957 and sailed to the United States as a gift of thanks for America's role in preserving democracy following two world wars.
Many of the items in the exhibition related to Mayflower II are on public display for the first time anywhere in the world.
The man behind Mayflower II was Englishman, Warwick Charlton whose colourful biography is told in "The Wicked Pilgrim". The book is available at the Museum shop which also serves great teas and cake.
Author visits Museum
"The Wicked Pilgrim" author, Randal Charlton, visits Bassetlaw museum which is one of the many locations celebrating the 400 year anniversary of the sailing of the Mayflower in 1620 to America.
Sandra Withington is the curator at the museum. 
Randal and Sandra view the Talking Hologram exhibit.
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