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Examines the life of the Indian princess Pocahontas and her contact with English settlers, especially John Smith.

Before the Pilgrims, English settlers tried to put down New World roots in the sandy soil of Jamestown, Virginia, in 1607, including leadership of Captain John Smith.

Forensic scientists discover new details about a deadly winter in the Jamestown settlement, and investigate the possibility that medical negligence ensured the death of Abraham Lincoln after he was shot.

Presents 250 alphabetically-arranged entries that describe the political, social, and cultural history of the Jamestown Colony; and profiles major events and people, census of first and second settlers, native tribes, colonial expansion.

Set in Jamestown in 1609, indentured servant Ellis suffers through the winter, bearing witness to the horrors committed by starving settlers.

What would you find in a time capsule of the Jamestown Colony? Perhaps a portrait of John Smith, glass beads, or skeletal remains. Readersexamine artifacts like these as they explore the history of the first permanent English settlement in North America in this Time Capsule History book. Primary sources help the history come alive as you open up this imaginary time capsule and learn.

An introduction to the life of Pocahontas, the seventeenth-century daughter of a Native American chief, who befriended Captain John Smith and the English settlers of Jamestown.

"Readers ... will be transported back to Colonial Jamestown, the first permanent English colony in North America. Through simple text and full-color images, students will experience the journey along with the colonists: the difficult voyage overseas, illness and starvation, uncertainty about the local American Indians, and the hard work that went into forming a successful colony"--Amazon.com.

In May 1607, English settlers stepped off their ship in North America. They were about to start the first permanent English settlement in North America. They endured many hardships and made many tough choices in the new land. Now the choices are yours. Would you rather suffer from intestinal problems after becoming infected with dysentery or have bleeding gums after getting scurvy? Would you want to work as a blacksmith or tend the tobacco fields? It's your turn to pick this or that.

Virginia Laydon struggles to fit in her community of 17th century Jamestown with her gift of seeing into the future.