Joseph Shepherd meets his travel partner Luke Greene after a rescue at sea. Shepherd and Greene go on to experience a harrowing sea battle with pirates.They later help launch the Mayflower, just one of the ways they influence history wherever they travel. Their adventure takes them to England and America, as they meet and influence the towering figures of the 17th century. Shepherd is an unassuming genius whose medical and scientific prowess is matched only by his compassion and understanding of those he serves. Yet Shepherd is misunderstood and ends up in frequent confrontations with those who would plan to kill him. His final adventure gives pause to the reader to really examine who this man is…