Squanto tells everyone he meets, "I am going on the great ship across the sea."

"I wish you would not go," his mother tells him.

"It's just for a little while," says Squanto. "I will come back."

But before Squanto can return, many, many years go by - years full of adventure. And when Squanto does come back, his family is gone. His village has disappeared. New people have come - the Pilgrims.

Unabridged with original illustrations by Peter Burchard.