Just wanted to recommend a really great book I recently read called
"The Mayflower" by Nathaniel Philbrick. He is an author/historian who lives on Marthas Vineyard and was researching the Wampanoag tribe there, when he decided to trace all the way back to their history with the Pilgrims. Wow! It is fascinating, and fills in a lot of gaps and corrects a lot of myths we have learned about both the Pilgrims and the Indians then. And the coolest thing is that it mentions many of the areas on Cape Cod, and surrounding areas of Plymouth, and Middleborough, and Rhode Island. Most of these sites or historical markers he speaks of are still there for you to discover. After reading the book, I happened along Route 6A one day, and came across a marker that showed the area where a pilgrim-friendly Wampanoag village was located, whose young and handsome chief Iyanough had died. Sound familiar? They said Iyanough is where the name Hyannis & Wianno come from. Anyway, if you are a history buff like me, it is a fascinating read.
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