jamestown (va.)

A brave native American princess acts as a peace maker and savior to the colonists of Jamestown in this historical tale.

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.

Chronicles the history of the Jamestown settlement in the New World and describes the hardships, hunger, and disease they endured as well as their association with the natives, leadership of Captain John Smith, and disagreements among the settlers.

An illustrated look at seventeenth-century English explorer John Smith's early life, his legendary rescue by Pocahontas, and his role in the founding of Virginia. Also includes a glossary, a time line, and a further-reading list.

Explores the history of Jamestown, the first permanent English colony in America, established in 1607, looking at what researchers and archaeologists have learned since 1994 through the Jamestown Rediscovery project.