jamestown (va.)

Documents the history of the Jamestown settlement, discussing scientific evidence of plague, violence, starvation, cannibalism, and struggles with Native Americans.

"Describes the life and time of Pocahontas and the First Colonies"--Provided by publisher.

Presents a brief biography of Pocahontas, one of America's earliest heroes who helped save the lives of the first colonists at Jamestown.

Twelve-year-old Hal, a.k.a. Cartboy, keeps a journal of his experience at a summer history camp where he is thrust back into colonial times and forced to live like a pioneer.

Draws on period letters and papers to chronicle the opening of the first permanent English settlement in the New World, describing the day-to-day existence of the British men and women who dreamed of finding gold and prosperity in the New World and instead found hardship and misery.

A brief biography of Pocahontas, daughter of the great Chief Powhatan, who helped Jamestown settlers survive harsh winters and negotiated peaceful terms between Native Americans and British settlers.

Introduces Pocahontas, the daughter of Native American Chief Powhatan, who befriended the settlers of Jamestown, married John Smith and went to England with him to raise money for the settlement.

Explores life in the Jamestown Colony during the early seventeenth century.

Teaches about the first colonists to North America, where they came from, why they left their homes, and what was life like for the colonists.