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The Jamestown Brides Hardcover – October 4, 2018

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The extraordinary story of the British women who made the perilous journey to Jamestown, Virginia, to become wives for tobacco planters in the New Colony.

In 1621, fifty-six English women crossed the Atlantic in response to the Virginia Company of London's call for maids 'young and uncorrupt' to make wives for the planters of its new colony in Virginia. The English had settled there just fourteen years previously and the company hoped to root its unruly menfolk to the land with ties of family and children.

While the women travelled of their own accord, the company was in effect selling them at a profit for a bride price of 150 lbs of tobacco for each woman sold. The rewards would flow to investors in the near-bankrupt company. But what did the women want from the enterprise? Why did they agree to make the dangerous crossing to a wild and dangerous land, where six out of seven European settlers died within their first few years - from dysentery, typhoid, salt water poisoning and periodic skirmishes with the native population? And what happened to them in the end?

Delving into company records and original sources on both sides of the Atlantic, Jennifer Potter tracks the women's footsteps from their homes in England to their new lives in Virginia. Giving voice to these forgotten women of America's early history, she triumphantly invites the reader to journey alongside the brides as they travel into a perilous and uncertain future.

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    384 pages
  2. Language
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  3. Publisher
    Atlantic Books
  4. Publication date
    October 4, 2018
  5. Dimensions
    6.3 x 1.26 x 9.45 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1782399135
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1782399131
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Atlantic Books; Main edition (October 4, 2018)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 384 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1782399135
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1782399131
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.3 x 1.26 x 9.45 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 196 ratings

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Jennifer Potter is a professional photographer born in Wales, United Kingdom. She has a vegan artisan business called Rock Chocs.

The Germs Invasion is the first of so many books to come from her and she is currently working on completing her other books with characters created from her first book .

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Cynthia
5.0 out of 5 stars different than usual view presented
Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2023
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I read this after visiting Jamestown (both museum locations). The settlement certainly wasn't about freedom, adventure, or an easier life for these young women who went or were sent mostly due to lack of money and opportunity at home and then found themselves still to be in unfortunate circumstances. The book shows the greed of those backing the settlement hoping to profit from the work of others, people who suffered from a poorly thought-out plan that, of course, didn't go smoothly and cost many women (and men) their lives from disease, starvation, and murder. The author researched well. I think you'll enjoy this book.
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Paul Renfroe
4.0 out of 5 stars Very Interesting History Good Read
Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2023
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The history here is great! The book is very readable, and it gives a view of our early colonization and what it took to start a colony in the 17th century. I could see and feel so much!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful condition
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3.0 out of 5 stars Mixed reaction
Reviewed in the United States on August 29, 2019
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The author of this book has clearly done the research, and puts a human face on historic Jamestowne. For this I applaud her efforts! The book is a useful addition to the existing literature. That said, the writing is regrettably poor. As a retired writer and editor, I found that the lack of organization, the frequent digressions and repetitions, and the maddening use of run-on sentences detract from the readability of this book!
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Ida Ruth Johnson
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, extensively researched book.
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This book was personal as one of the women was my ancestor. This book was enlightening as one felt the forces of the time and understood more deeply how and why this historical event happened. This book was full of facts, but the facts were presented in an easy to read way with clear documentation. In short I loved it and will place this book on the shelf with the books which I plan to reread for better understanding.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great read about the women of Jamestown
Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2020
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I had a special interest in the subject, since one of these brides is my ancestress. It did a great job of telling both the general background of the story, as well as any details known about each of the individual women. The author did a very good job of using known facts, and being careful not to speculate too much about the unknown. Chapters about the ones whose lives are known somewhat after arrival, including Audria Hoare, my 11th great grandmother, was done very well, to tell the rest of the story. Great read, and I highly recommend.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good historical detail.
Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2021
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This is a good book and one can trek the author did a lot of research. It isn't one of those books you can sit and read straight through because of all the detail, at least for me. Would recommend.

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F. Tull
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book for History and Genealogy Buffs
Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2021
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The Jamestown Brides: The Bartered Wives of the New World is well researched and documented. It is a great chronicle of the first English women in North America, Although it is heavily documented, it is an easy read, as it reads more like a novel than a history book. I highly recommend it.
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Lily
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent condition
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 20, 2023
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bugware
4.0 out of 5 stars A genuine reflection of harsh times. Tough read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 8, 2020
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A great source of background information for the tv series Jamestown. The book provides many examples of the harshness of life at the time and the circumstances that lead to the fate of the subjects.

The style of writing reflects the dialect in the 17th century and so takes some concentration for the modern reader.

Overall a reflection of a harsh time in history that started the confident migration to America.
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E. W. Sharman
5.0 out of 5 stars very good quality book.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 21, 2019
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A quick service book in good condition.
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ChristinaBroa
1.0 out of 5 stars Did you ever wonder why people say it was like watching paint dry?
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If you like long interesting lists of people, places and dates that aren’t presented to you in an even remotely interesting way then boy is this book for you. Your in a for a Thrill ride. If you think it takes more to make a book interesting avoid like the plague, not coronavirus coz apparently we don’t avoid that we run head first at it screaming about 5g.
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