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1607 [Jamestown and the New...
1607 vividly tells the story of the founding of Jamestown, recounting the situation of the original Indian inhabitants, the arrival of the British settlers 400 years ago, the building of the town, and modern excavations at the site. Along the way, we meet such familiar figures as King James, John Smith, and Pocahontas. We also come across strange episodes of cannibalism and skullduggery, heroism and romantic love. The book is a compilation of articles from Colonial Williamsburg magazine
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monografia Rebiun19642671 https://catalogo.rebiun.org/rebiun/record/Rebiun19642671 m o d cr |n||||||||| 130803s2007 xx o 000 0 eng d 9780742569003 0742569004 UPVA 997917508003706 UAM 991007995565204211 CBUC 991010894729606709 CBUC 991001016698306712 EBLCP eng pn EBLCP OCLCQ TEFOD NT OCLCQ OCLCF OCLCQ OCLCO IDEBK YDXCP E7B TEFOD OCL OCLCQ OCLCA OCLCQ UNAV 973.2/1 973.21 1607 Recurso electrónico] Jamestown and the New World compiled by Dennis Montgomery ; with the staff of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation ; principal photography by David M. Doody Sixteen oh seven Sixteen hundred, seven Lanham Rowman & Littlefield Publishers 2007 Lanham Lanham Rowman & Littlefield Publishers 228 p. 228 p. EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete Cover Page; Title page; Copyright Page; Contents; Foreword; Preface; 1. Shadows on the Land ALLAN C. FISHER JR.; 2. Virginia's Father BRUCE P. LENMAN; 3. The Virginia Company of London DENNIS MONTGOMERY; 4. Captain John Smith DENNIS MONTGOMERY; 5. Captain John Smith's Christmas DENNIS MONTGOMERY; 6. ""no fayre Lady" IVOR NOËL HUME; 7. Romancing Pocahontas DENNIS MONTGOMERY; 8. ""we are starved"" IVOR NOËL HUME; 9. ""things which seame incredible"" MARK NICHOLLS; 10. ""such a dish as powdered wife I never heard of"" DENNIS MONTGOMERY 11. The Myster of Sir George Somers and His Bermuda Triangle IVOR NOËL HUME12. The Reverend Robert Hunt LEWIS WRIGHT; 13. John Clarke's Tale ANDREW GARDNER; 14 . Henricus MARY MILEY THEOBALD; 15. No Wine Before It's Time CHARLES M. HOLLOWAY; 16. Tobacco ALLAN C. FISHER JR.; 17 Sailor, Soldier, Scoundrel MICHAEL LOMBARDI; 18. Pocahontas's London Christmas IVOR NOËL HUME; 19 . Footprints on the Past D.A. SAGUTO; 20. ""accepte our poore indevour"" DAVID ROBINSON; 21. Historical Rivalry JAMES AXTELL; 22. ""the tyme appointed"" MARY MILEY THEOBALD 23. How Was "the tyme appointed""? ANTHONY AVENI24. Chanco's Reward DENNIS MONTGOMERY; 25. Doctor John Pott IVOR NOËL HUME; 26. ""the unfortunate Accident"" DENNIS MONTGOMERY; 27. Jamestown Rediscovered WILL MOLINEUX; About the Contributors; Index 1607 vividly tells the story of the founding of Jamestown, recounting the situation of the original Indian inhabitants, the arrival of the British settlers 400 years ago, the building of the town, and modern excavations at the site. Along the way, we meet such familiar figures as King James, John Smith, and Pocahontas. We also come across strange episodes of cannibalism and skullduggery, heroism and romantic love. The book is a compilation of articles from Colonial Williamsburg magazine Forma de acceso: World Wide Web Montgomery, Dennis Colonial Williamsburg Foundation