On the Fact that (According to William Bradford Himself) the Early Difficult Winters of the Plymouth Colony Weren't so Much the Result of Poor Preparation (Not Bringing Enough Food with Them on Their Voyage) or Even of the the Harsh Climate but Much More the Result of the Collectivist Policies in Which Many Folks Either Stole or Didn't Carry Their Weight

So because of socialism, in other words. What a surprise.....................................................................................................P.S. And, yes, it all started to turn around in 1624 when the colony embraced private property, a market-oriented paradigm, etc., to the point where these citizens were growing so much corn that they were actually able to export a fair amount of it.