Mayflower: The Voyage from Hell (Kindle Single)

The title suggests a brutal journey, but I wonder what drew Kevin Jackson to highlight these hardships over the more romanticized versions of the voyage.

The descriptions of the crowded, unsanitary space made me think about how the passengers endured such misery for months. How did others visualize that experience?

There are so many perspectives from those on board—what was the process behind selecting which voices to emphasize to tell this story?