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Philip Jenkins was fourteen when the Ring of Fire sent Grantville to 1631. By 1633, he had developed an interest in tropical plants, and had grown several - even some trees - indoors. As a result of this, he met Maria Vorst, and became interested in her, even though she was ten years older. In December 1633, his infatuation with her led him to stow away on David de Vries' ship Walvis before it set sail for South America. He want along on the raid on Granada, because the Miskitos who had been tapping rubber all went, and he would have lost status among them if he didn't.

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  • Philip Jenkins
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  • Philip Jenkins was fourteen when the Ring of Fire sent Grantville to 1631. By 1633, he had developed an interest in tropical plants, and had grown several - even some trees - indoors. As a result of this, he met Maria Vorst, and became interested in her, even though she was ten years older. In December 1633, his infatuation with her led him to stow away on David de Vries' ship Walvis before it set sail for South America. He want along on the raid on Granada, because the Miskitos who had been tapping rubber all went, and he would have lost status among them if he didn't.
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  • 1636(xsd:integer)
Name
  • Philip Jenkins
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  • High school student, amateur botanist
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Birth
  • 1986(xsd:integer)
Creator
  • Iver P. Cooper
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  • United States of Europe
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  • Philip Jenkins was fourteen when the Ring of Fire sent Grantville to 1631. By 1633, he had developed an interest in tropical plants, and had grown several - even some trees - indoors. As a result of this, he met Maria Vorst, and became interested in her, even though she was ten years older. In December 1633, his infatuation with her led him to stow away on David de Vries' ship Walvis before it set sail for South America. While this initially annoyed Captain de Vries, it turned out to be fortuitous, as Philip had a self-winding mechanical wristwatch that was set to Grantville time, and which, as far as he knew, was accurate to within minutes per year. (The Walvis carried an early attempt at a marine chronometer that was supposed to keep Nürnberg time, but proved to be inaccurate at sea.) They reached an agreement in which Philip would be allowed to remain on board in exchange for placing himself at the captain's disposal. This allowed the ships to navigate much more precisely than would otherwise have been possible, and to follow courses they could not otherwise have taken. This arrangement continued when de Vries sailed from Gustavus to Trinidad and Nicaragua. Since Philip had admitted to having had half a year of high-school trigonometry, he got to help with the navigational math, and turned out to have an aptitude for it. His experience with plants was also useful, as he was able to identify the species of rubber tree, Castilla elastica, that was being sought, and was able to demonstrate the benefit of tapping the high-yielding trees instead of simply cutting them down. He want along on the raid on Granada, because the Miskitos who had been tapping rubber all went, and he would have lost status among them if he didn't. He returned to Grantville in late 1634. De Vries suggested that he return as navigator after finishing high school, but it appears that he did not do so.
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