I was reading and immensely enjoying this series when I visited Boston in the first week of May in approximately 1998. Being West Coast bound my whole life, I did not realize I was heading to New England and the location where this historical novel takes place. On an outing to Plymouth Rock and Cape Code, we noticed that we were traveling through the exact location of the book and we were able to ask 2 questions and find a grave marker for Edward Winslow (d. 1655?). It was not planned. Needless to say, the trip enhanced the book and the book enhanced the trip.