A note on dates -- 1. Introductory -- 2. The freedom to worship -- 3. The leader -- 4. The Pilgrim Church survives -- 5. Escape to Holland -- 6. Unhappy in Holland -- 7. Thoughts of America -- 8. They board the Mayflower -- 9. Setbacks in English waters -- 10. The Atlantic crossing -- 11. Cape Cod -- 12. New Plymouth -- 13. Plague -- 14. Contact with the Indians -- 15. The paramount chief -- 16. The coming of the Fortune -- 17. Squanto's treachery -- 18. Disruptive elements from England -- 19. Resentment amongst the Indians -- 20. Confrontation at Wessagusset -- 21. The Anne and the Little James arrive -- 22. Together in the New World -- Appendix -- Select bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index.