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Colonial Williamsburg announces
1607
Jamestown and the New World
Compiled by Dennis Montgomery.
Foreword by Paul C. Nagel
Available through www.williamsburgmarketplace.com and in Colonial Williamsburg bookstores.
“In these stories of courage, greed, and perseverance that began in 1607, there was no lack of colorful personalities, both English and Native American. If nothing else, these essays depict a panorama of saints and scoundrels. It is a scene that should appeal to all readers, whether they seek the significance of Jamestown in History or simply some captivating tales of how human endeavor, in the face of often overpowering difficulty, founded the first permanent English settlement in America.”
- From the Foreword by Paul C. Nagel
The first permanent English settlement in North America was established at Jamestown, Virginia – thirteen years before the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock. 1607: Jamestown and the New World, tells the stories of the Indians who lived here before the English arrived, of the settlers who crossed the ocean, and of what happened when Old and New Worlds met.
Drawn from the pages of the popular history magazine Colonial Williamsburg and gathered to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the settlement, the stories in 1607: Jamestown and the New World are written by prominent historians and journalists and lavishly illustrated with period illustrations and dramatically reconstructed scenes.
Among the highlights:
- Indian life before and after 1607
- The business behind Jamestown
- Pocahontas’s rescue of John Smith
- The Staving Time and reports of cannibalism
- The origins of representative government
- Archaeologists’ rediscovery of the original fort
The book was compiled by Dennis Montgomery, editor of Colonial Williamsburg. The foreword is by historian and writer Paul C. Nagel, former director of the Virginia Historical Society and the author of several popular books about the Adamses of Massachusetts and the Lees of Virginia.
224 pages, 123 color illustrations, 19 black and white illustrations, paperback ISBN-10: 0-87935-232-9 ISBN-13: 978-0-87935-232-5, SKU: 87049
$19.95
Available through www.williamsburgmarketplace.com and in Colonial Williamsburg bookstores.
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