STARVING TIME
\stˈɑːvɪŋ tˈa͡ɪm], \stˈɑːvɪŋ tˈaɪm], \s_t_ˈɑː_v_ɪ_ŋ t_ˈaɪ_m]\
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In 1609, after the departure of Captain John Smith for England, the settlers of Jamestown, VA., were, during man)' months, reduced to the last extremities, being obliged to eat rats, snakes, toads and even dead bodies to prevent starvation. This was known as the " starving time."
By John Franklin Jameson
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