Sailing across the ocean was a huge gamble at the time. It is interesting to see how minds start to change when people see people as individuals instead of groups. As, you hinted at, I doubt Miss Schaw was fully reformed regarding social classes, but it appears her eyes were opened to their plight.
I wrote two novellas set in this era (adventure tales with lots of sailing), so I find these accounts fascinating.
Sailing across the ocean was a huge gamble at the time. It is interesting to see how minds start to change when people see people as individuals instead of groups. As, you hinted at, I doubt Miss Schaw was fully reformed regarding social classes, but it appears her eyes were opened to their plight.
I wrote two novellas set in this era (adventure tales with lots of sailing), so I find these accounts fascinating.
Fascinatingly hair-raising yet comical. I love reading period letters and diaries. It's the immediacy and vividness of the voices that gets me.