In the 1600s; over 350;000 intrepid English men; women; and children migrated to America; leaving behind their homeland for an uncertain future. Whether they settled in Jamestown; Salem; or Barbados; these migrants—entrepreneurs; soldiers; and pilgrims alike—faced one incontrovertible truth: England was a very; very long way away.In Between Two Worlds; celebrated historian Malcolm Gaskill tells the sweeping story of the English experience in America during the first century of colonization. Following a large and varied cast of visionaries and heretics; merchants and warriors; and slaves and rebels; Gaskill brilliantly illuminates the often traumatic challenges the settlers faced. The first waves sought to recreate the English way of life; even to recover a society that was vanishing at home. But they were thwarted at every turn by the perils of a strange continent; unaided by monarchs who first ignored then exploited them. As these colonists strove to leave their mark on the New World; they were forced—by hardship and hunger; by illness and infighting; and by bloody and desperate battles with Indians—to innovate and adapt or perish.As later generations acclimated to the wilderness; they recognized that they had evolved into something distinct: no longer just the English in America; they were perhaps not even English at all. These men and women were among the first white Americans; and certainly the most prolific. And as Gaskill shows; in learning to live in an unforgiving world; they had begun a long and fateful journey toward rebellion and; finally; independence
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Unforgettable; worth re-readingBy Anna Lee BrendzaI remember living when the Kennedys were front page news. I found the family fascinating and could never get enough of it -- books; magazines; movies; videos; anything. This book told it all from a different viewpoint -- the Kennedy women's viewpoint; how they felt; what they experienced; how they coped with the frequent disastrous and/or tragic events that seemed to fall on the family too often. I wept many times while reading the book. At the end; I was sorry it was over; and now and then I pick it up and start reading it again. I can't get enough of that era; that amazing family; the good and the bad; and above all; the WOMEN who were the bedrock on whom the others stood. Strong; emotional; capable; cope-able; competent and above all; the ones who held it all together with their never-ending presence and willingness to do their duty;1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. This was probably the best book I've read about the Kennedy familyBy Donna M.This was probably the best book I've read about the Kennedy family. All of the key players and events were there; but seeing it from the point of view of the wives was something I had not previously read. I have since purchased "After Camelot"-1968 to the Present (2012); by the same author; and I'm hoping that it reads as fine as this one did.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Review Women of CamelotBy Alice GibbleRead this book Summer of 2017 and found it to be very interesting and informative. Good book about the Kennedy family
