Starvation, coldness, Native Americans,
During the two centuries following the discovery of the New World, over 90% of the native population were killed by disease and warfare.
Jiang Jieshi was a Chinese political leader, and also a military leader. He was the leader of China between between 1928 and 1975.
She concluded that had she
known what the new life as a settler would be like she wouldn’t have come to
Michigan. Both she and her husband were unprepared and did not know what hardship
was but she also says that she is satisfied that besides everything there is a
consolation in knowing that this prepared her children for the hardships of life.