Abenaki Warrior

"Having spent twelve summers as a youngster living at the Shepard camp on Escumbuit Island, I was totally fascinated by Kayworth's novel of Big Island Pond. Chief Escumbuit became a real and important figure instead of the legend he was to me as a boy. Perhaps the thought of flying in space and then, to the moon itself, was being formulated in the back of my mind in those days!"

"Having personally visited Big Island Pond on many occasions to be with my good friend Al Kayworth, and having spent time on Escumbuit Island, I believe that this book, so beautifully written and so historically accurate, will stand as a magnificent memorial to Chief Escumbuit and the Abenaki Indians.