A riveting production opens viewers' eyes to the Pilgrims' true story, definitively dashing the myths perpetuated by elementary school pageants. Historical, feature-film quality reenactments shot in Europe and at Plimoth Plantation employ dialogue taken from the Pilgrims' original writings. Commentary by American, British, and Native American scholars merges with the latest document analysis to trace the Pilgrims' journey from Scrooby to Leiden to the New World and the first Thanksgiving.

Originally broadcast on A & E in 2006. DVD, region 1; Dolby Digital, NTSC.