In the fall of 1620, a battered merchant ship called the Mayflower set sail across the Atlantic.

It carried 102 men, women, and children, risking it all to start again in the new world.

Hi, I'm Lindsay Graham, the host of American history tellers. Every week, we take you through the

moments that shaped America, and in our latest season, we explore the untold story of the Pilgrims, one that goes far beyond

the familiar tale of the first Thanksgiving. After landing at Cape Cod, the pilgrims forged an

unlikely alliance with the Wampanog people who helped the pilgrims survive the most brutal winter

they'd ever known, laying the foundation for a powerful national myth. But behind that story

lies another, one of conflict,

betrayal, and brutal violence against the very people who helped the pilgrim survive.

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The Wondry. Imagine it's October 1620.

And you're on board the Mayflower, somewhere in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.

You're the captain of the ship, and you and your crew are trying to navigate your way through a violent storm.

Rain lashes your face as you cling to a rope ladder, bracing yourself as another gigantic wave batters the hull.

Bring the light closer.

One of your sailors, a greenhorn named Thomas, holds a swinging lantern above you.

You lean down to inspect the main timber beam that runs from one side of the hole to the other.

You catch your breath as you discover a large crack running down the center.

Oh, God help us. We can't go on like this.

You and Thomas climb back down the rope ladder as half a dozen members of your crew gather around you. Thomas plants his boots

wide on the lurching deck, raindrops running off the brim of his hat. What do you mean,

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