He was a translator between memories of the land.

The English saw a future settlement.

He carried a past community.

That is one reason his return to Patuxet should remain near the beginning of any serious account of Plymouth.

Without it, the landscape is misread.

With it, the entire founding story acquires another layer.

The Story America Inherited — And The Story History Gives Back

The Squanto most Americans inherited is easy to recognize.

He is generous.

He is patient.