Squanto and the Miracle of Thanksgiving

Squanto and the Miracle of Thanksgiving

Eric Metaxas

Language: English

Pages: 40

ISBN: 1400320399

Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub


Experience the true story from American history about the spiritual roots and historical beginnings of Thanksgiving.

This entertaining and historical story shows that the actual hero of Thanksgiving was neither white nor Indian but God. In 1608, English traders came to Massachusetts and captured a twelve-year-old Indian, Squanto, and sold him into slavery. He was raised by Christians and taught faith in God. Ten years later he was sent home to America. Upon arrival, he learned an epidemic had wiped out his entire village. But God had plans for Squanto. God delivered a Thanksgiving miracle: an English-speaking Indian living in the exact place where the Pilgrims landed in a strange new world.

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At long last he was going home! With tears in his eyes, Squanto bid farewell to the Slanies and to the great city of London with all its towers and bridges. Then Squanto boarded the ship and sailed westward, toward America. Far across the Atlantic Ocean, the ship stopped in Newfoundland at a large trading post, where it would remain until spring. Again Squanto waited. When at last spring arrived, Squanto boarded the ship one more time. As the many days passed, Squanto thought back over the last

Congress has cataloged the hardcover edition as follows: Metaxas, Eric. Squanto and the miracle of Thanksgiving / by Eric Metaxas ; illustrated by Shannon Stirnweis. p. cm. Summary: Describes how the Massachusetts Indian Squanto was captured by the British, sold into slavery in Spain, and ultimately returned to the New World to become a guide and friend for the Pilgrims. ISBN 0-8499-5864-4 1. Squanto--Juvenile literature. 2. Wampanoag Indians--Biography-Juvenile literature. 3. Pilgrims (New

about the terrible first winter in their new home. Half of them had died from sickness and starvation. “We didn’t have time to build proper houses,” they explained. “The winds were bitter, and the cold came in through the cracks in our huts. Many of us were already sick and weak from the long journey across the ocean. And then, there wasn’t enough food . . .” 00-01_Squanto RP.indd 30 4/2/12 11:00 AM As the Pilgrims told their story, the sorrow in their voices broke Squanto’s heart. He knew

about the terrible first winter in their new home. Half of them had died from sickness and starvation. “We didn’t have time to build proper houses,” they explained. “The winds were bitter, and the cold came in through the cracks in our huts. Many of us were already sick and weak from the long journey across the ocean. And then, there wasn’t enough food . . .” 00-01_Squanto RP.indd 30 4/2/12 11:00 AM As the Pilgrims told their story, the sorrow in their voices broke Squanto’s heart. He knew

what it was like to lose loved ones! William Bradford, the governor of Plymouth, then spoke. “It is like the story of Joseph from our sacred Scriptures,” he said. “Like you, Joseph was also taken from his home and sold as a slave. But God had a plan for him. Through Joseph, God was able to save many people from starving. What man had intended for evil, God intended for good.” Then Bradford smiled at Squanto. “Perhaps God has sent you to be our Joseph,” he said. 00-01_Squanto RP.indd 31 4/2/12

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