"This is the story of the journey of the Separatists aboard the Mayflower: a tale of leaving everything behind and journeying to a new, unknown, and untamed land; a tale of hardship, suffering, and loss; a tale of perseverance, courage, and willingness of heart. All these made the Plymouth Colony what it was, and became part of the very fabric of the nation that would eventually emerge from it." --Publisher description.