jamestown (va.)

Jamestown is celebrated as the first permanent English settlement in North America, but underneath the well-known history is a darker past. In its beginning years, Jamestown was far from successful. In fact, most colonists who came to Jamestown never left; they died shortly after arriving. This fascinating book delves into the challenges of the colony, revealing its successes, tragedies, and even horrors, cannibalism! Readers will be surprised to learn about the real-life Pocahontas and John Smith, and eager to find out more about what really happened in this Virginia colony's early days.

A biography of the famous American Indian princess Pocahontas, emphasizing her life-long adulation of John Smith and the roles she played in two very different cultures.

This title emphasizes the truth behind the embellishments regarding Pocahontas, examining how an Indian princess first befriended early American colonists.

Biography of Pocahontas who is best known for her interaction with the settlers at Jamestown.

Reveals the hidden history behind the Jamestown Colony in Virginia, the first permanent English settlement in North America.

Readers learn about Colonial Jamestown, the first permanent English colony in North America, and look at the colonists' experiences, from the difficult ocean voyage, to illness and starvation, to uncertainty and hard work in the new land.

"Explore the settlement of Jamestown in 1607 and what led to its near demise. Personal accounts and vivid photos help readers examine causes and effects of the disaster, from lacking food and supplies to worsening relations with American Indians"--Provided by publisher.

Explores how some of colonial North America's first towns were started and what life was like for the people who lived in them.

The friendship and loyalties of two indentured servants, are tested when the English settlers plan a raid on an Indian village.

Working on a research project for school, Greg is zapped into the Internet and plopped down at the historic site of Jamestown, where colonial interpreters teach him about the settlers' early struggles to survive, the start of the tobacco trade, and the way of life of the Powhatan Native Americans.