Brides from Bridewell

Female Felons Sent to Colonial America

Nonfiction, History, Americas, United States, Colonial Period (1600-1775), Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Gender Studies, Women&, Sociology
Cover of the book Brides from Bridewell by Walter Hart Blumenthal, Tuttle Publishing
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Walter Hart Blumenthal ISBN: 9781462913282
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing Publication: October 15, 1998
Imprint: Tuttle Publishing Language: English
Author: Walter Hart Blumenthal
ISBN: 9781462913282
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Publication: October 15, 1998
Imprint: Tuttle Publishing
Language: English

Brides from Bridewell is the story of the female felons from England and France who were sent to Colonial America to serve their prison sentences.

It sets forth the harsh, often inhuman, penal conditions then prevailing in those lands, and the fact that these thousands of feminine felons constituted one of the primary marital elements in the mothering of early America. Many women whose offenses were minor were deported. Others were confessed criminals. The facts constitute one of the neglected (or hidden) retrospects to the American past. Descent from the Mayflower lineage is stressed by genealogists; but the fact is forgotten that many unknowing present–day Americans of colonial descent derive their American beginnings from female prisoners sent against their will.

Says the author: "Many of the transported felons after their servitude had expired, became reputable dwellers in the new environment; and if not they, then their offspring. No stigma attaches to their descendants. But the tale needs telling."

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Brides from Bridewell is the story of the female felons from England and France who were sent to Colonial America to serve their prison sentences.

It sets forth the harsh, often inhuman, penal conditions then prevailing in those lands, and the fact that these thousands of feminine felons constituted one of the primary marital elements in the mothering of early America. Many women whose offenses were minor were deported. Others were confessed criminals. The facts constitute one of the neglected (or hidden) retrospects to the American past. Descent from the Mayflower lineage is stressed by genealogists; but the fact is forgotten that many unknowing present–day Americans of colonial descent derive their American beginnings from female prisoners sent against their will.

Says the author: "Many of the transported felons after their servitude had expired, became reputable dwellers in the new environment; and if not they, then their offspring. No stigma attaches to their descendants. But the tale needs telling."

More books from Tuttle Publishing

Cover of the book Mandarin Chinese for Beginners by Walter Hart Blumenthal
Cover of the book Shadowings by Walter Hart Blumenthal
Cover of the book Mini Homestyle Indian Cooking by Walter Hart Blumenthal
Cover of the book This Scheming World by Walter Hart Blumenthal
Cover of the book Smiling Sushi Roll by Walter Hart Blumenthal
Cover of the book Japanese Made Easy by Walter Hart Blumenthal
Cover of the book Consider the Lilies by Walter Hart Blumenthal
Cover of the book Condition Green Tokyo 1970 by Walter Hart Blumenthal
Cover of the book In Real Life by Walter Hart Blumenthal
Cover of the book Alaska in Haiku by Walter Hart Blumenthal
Cover of the book Outrageous Thai by Walter Hart Blumenthal
Cover of the book Maya and the Turtle by Walter Hart Blumenthal
Cover of the book Learning Japanese Hiragana and Katakana by Walter Hart Blumenthal
Cover of the book Japanese Woodblock Prints in Miniature: The Genre of Surimon by Walter Hart Blumenthal
Cover of the book Adventures of the Mad Monk Ji Gong by Walter Hart Blumenthal
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy