Review: "Exquisite delicacy and abominable cruelty, civility and mayhem, filth and splendor."
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 30, 2013
In other words, the passengers of the Mayflower were representative of their era.  Two groups set ou, Saincts (Saints) and Strangers.  The colony was to be a separatist colony that also made money.  This book gives a detailed account of the complex politics and economics behind the launching of the ship.  More to the point, Jackson describes conditions on board that were more horrific than I had understood them to be.  This book is a fascinating snapshot of a seminal point in history.