It had been 1704. Settlements over the Gulf Coast in Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana had been ancient and conditions harsh.

To smooth those edges that are rough ladies had been brought from France to marry the colonists. The ladies, mainly penniless and recruited from orphanages and convents, had few leads in France and easily decided to sail towards the strange lands of mobile phone and Dauphin Island in hopes to become colonists’ spouses. (more…)