The Jamestown Brides: The Story of England's Maids for Virginia by Jennifer Pott

Description: The Jamestown Brides by Jennifer Potter Jennifer Potter explores the lives of the fifty-six women who volunteered to leave their lives in England and travel to the Jamestown colony in 1621. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Jamestown, Englands first real foothold in the New World, was fraught with danger -- from starvation and disease to violent skirmishes between colonists and the native populations. Mortality rates were impossibly high: Six out of seven settlers died within the first few years. How clear these and other perils were made to the fifty-six young women who left their homes and boarded ships in England in 1621, nearly fifteen years after Jamestowns founding, is not known. But we do know who they were. Their ages ranged from sixteen to twenty-eight, and they were deemed "young and uncorrupt." Each had a bride price of 150 pounds of tobacco set by the Virginia Company, which funded their voyage. Though the women had all gone of their own free will, they were to be sold into marriage, generating a profit for investors and helping ensure the colonys long-term viability. Without letters or journals (young women from middling classes had not generally been taught to write), Jennifer Potter turned to the Virginia Companys merchant lists -- which were used as a kind of sales catalog for prospective husbands -- as well as censuses, court records, the minutes of Virginias General Assemblies, letters to England from their male counterparts, and other such accounts of the everyday life of the early colonists. In The Jamestown Brides, she spins a fascinating tale of courage and survival, exploring the womens lives in England before their departure and their experiences in Jamestown. Some were married before the ships left harbor. Some were killed in an attack by the native population only months after their arrival. A few never married at all. In telling the story of these "Maids for Virginia" Potter sheds light on life for women in early modern England and in the New World. Author Biography Jennifer Potter is author of four novels and five works of nonfiction, most recently Strange Blooms, The Rose: A True History and Seven Flowers. As Royal Literary Fund (RFL) Consultant Fellow, she inspires good writing among doctoral students and younger academics, and she was recently appointed one of the first RLF Fellows at the British Library. Table of Contents Preface: Witness A note on the text Part One: England and its Virginian Colony Chapter 1: The Marmaduke Maids Chapter 2: The Warwick Women Chapter 3: A Womans Place Chapter 4: Point of Departure Chapter 5: Of Hogs and Women Chapter 6: La Belle Sauvage Chapter 7: Maids to the Rescue Intermezzo: Maidens Voyage Chapter 8: When Stormie Winds do Blow Chapter 9: Land ho! Part Two: Virginia Chapter 10: Arrival at Jamestown Chapter 11: The Choosing Chapter 12: Dispersal Chapter 13: Catastrophe Chapter 14: The End of the Affair Chapter 15: The Crossbow Makers Sister Chapter 16: The Planters Wife Chapter 17: The Cordwainers Daughter Chapter 18: Captured by Indians Endnote: Return to Jamestown Notes Appendix: A List of the Maids Acknowledgements List of Illustrations Index Review "The Jamestown Brides gives us a concise, well-researched and highly readable glimpse into the early days of the European colonization of America." -- Bill Hudgins, American Spiritthe books important contribution is in combating the womens historical erasure and restoring their individuality. For so long, the Jamestown brides have been clumped together as one undistinguishable mass -- a group of women sharing general physical, financial, and familial characteristics. Potter provides the details and stories that have been missing ... a fitting tribute. -- Marcia Zug, Journal of Southern History Promotional The story of the women who pledged themselves to the New World. Review Quote "The Jamestown Brides gives us a concise, well-researched and highly readable glimpse into the early days of the European colonization of America." -- Bill Hudgins, American Spirit the books important contribution is in combating the womens historical erasure and restoring their individuality. For so long, the Jamestown brides have been clumped together as one undistinguishable mass -- a group of women sharing general physical, financial, and familial characteristics. Potter provides the details and stories that have been missing ... a fitting tribute. -- Marcia Zug, Journal of Southern History Details ISBN0190942630 Author Jennifer Potter Short Title JAMESTOWN BRIDES Pages 384 Language English ISBN-10 0190942630 ISBN-13 9780190942632 Format Hardcover Year 2019 Publication Date 2019-06-03 Imprint Oxford University Press Place of Publication Oxford Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2019-06-03 NZ Release Date 2019-06-03 UK Release Date 2019-06-03 Publisher Oxford University Press Subtitle The Story of Englands Maids for Virginia DEWEY B Audience General Illustrations Illustrations We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:124945719;

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