Fictional work concerning John Gifford of the Ironworks

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John Brandon

Re: Fictional work concerning John Gifford of the Ironworks

Legg inn av John Brandon » 01 mar 2007 00:20:04

Sounds like something to miss ...

_The Iron Peacock_ by Mary Stetson Clarke

This one the tale of a young woman, Joanna, who is fleeing from Oliver
Cromwell's England with her father. Her father dies on the journey
over to New England and upon arrival in Bostaon, she finds herself
sold as an indentured servant to cover the cost of their fare. Her
service is bought by a Mr. John Gifford, owner of the iron works in
the village of Hammersmith. The rest of the book tells the tale of
Joanna's adjustment to life as a bondservant in a new settlement in
North America. The story itself is somewhat mediocre and quite
predictable in places. The characterization is a bit better, but what
really makes the book worth checking out is the setting. Ms. Clarke
does a good job of making the surroundings come alive, from the
forests of Massachusetts to the life of a outsider amongst a community
of Puritans. Colonial America in the mid 17th Century is not an era
which with I'm familiar. Most history books tend to jump from the
landing of the Mayflower to the Revolutionary War. This was an
interesting peek into a time in between, as the immigrants slowly
began to put down roots and a new society began to form.

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