In 1607, a group of settlers founded the first British settlement in North America. Throughout the following decades, they endured sickness, starvation, and a rocky relationship with the areas natives
Presents the history of Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in North America, including the role of Captain John Smith, the ups and downs of relations with the Powhatan Indians, and the
An account of the first permanent English settlement in North America, with all its tragedies and disasters, established in 1607 in Jamestown, Virginia.
In 1607, three ships arrive on the coast of Virginia to establish Jamestown Colony. One girl’s life—and the lives of her people—are changed forever.To Pocahontas and her people, the Tidewater is the r
Discusses challenges faced by settlers living in Jamestown Colony in the early seventeenth century, including drought, starvation, and quarrels with Powhatans, and identifies three major events that c
The story of the feisty, determined Lizzie of Pat Hermes' Our Strange New Land continues in this installment with the departure of both Captain John Smith and Lizzie's dear friend, Jessie. Facing new
In May 1607, 3 ships sailed up the James River in Virginia. In the riverbank marshes, they made land and hung the flag--England's flag--establishing the first permanent English colony in Jamestown, Vi
Drawing on thousands of eyewitness accounts, a thought-provoking study of the frequently brutal relationship that existed between settlers and Native Americans over the course of nearly three centurie
