jamestown (va.)

Letters between two young girls, one in London and the other in English settlements in Virginia, chronicle the events during the difficult early years at James Towne and Henricus and the role of Pocahontas in this period of history.

Describes daily life in Jamestown for the British men and women whose charge was to find gold and a route to the Orient but found only hardship and despair.

Describes the growth and development of Jamestown in the colonial era in 1607. Focuses on early leaders along with many facts about the colony's class structure, faction fighting, Indian attacks, the Jamestown council, and its governance. Also contains information on Native-American and white settler's relationships, buildings, and how the town become a trading center. Concludes with discussions on its tobacco crops, Pocahontas, and other related topics.

A biography of English explorer John Smith, discussing his exploits as a mercenary in Turkey, his founding of the Jamestown settlement where his life was allegedly saved by the intervention of Pocahontas, and his later years in England.

A biography of the seventeenth-century Indian princess whose friendship toward the English settlers at Jamestown was a key factor in making the colony a success.

This is a biography of the colonist and explorer who led the struggling Jamestown colony through its early years and helped found Virginia.