The brief and true report of Temperance Flowerdew by Denise Heinze
Name of Book: The brief and true report of Temperance Flowerdew Author: Denise Heinze ISBN: 9781982598648 Publisher: Blackstone Publishing Type of book: 1609-1610, 1628, diary, reminisces, memories, England, witchcraft, North America, Jamestown Virginia, siege, starvation, food, survival, faith, death, cannibalism Year it was published: 2020 Summary: Determined to set the historical record straight, and clear her conscience, Temperance Flowerdew-the wife of Virginia's first two governors-puts quill to paper, recounting the hardships that nearly brought the Jamestown colony to its knees, and the extraordinary sacrifice of her servant girl, Lily. When she stepped aboard the Falcon in 1609, Temperance Flowerdew was not only setting sail from England to the distant shores of America, she was embarking upon a future of opportunity. She didn't yet know how she would make her mark, but in this new place she could do or be whatever she wanted. Willing as she is to brave...