Author: Stevan C. PullinsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Colonial National Historical Park (Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 79
Book Description
Prehistoric Settlement on Jamestown Island
Author: Stevan C. PullinsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Colonial National Historical Park (Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 79
Book Description
New Discoveries at Jamestown
Author: John L. CotterPublisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "New Discoveries at Jamestown" (Site of the First Successful English Settlement in America) by John L. Cotter, J. Paul Hudson. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
1607
Author: Dennis MontgomeryPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN: 0742569004
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
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.
Jamestown Colony
Author: Frank E. Grizzard Jr.Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1851096426
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 506
Book Description
Jamestown Colony is an authoritative and thorough treatment of all aspects of life in Jamestown, the first successful British colony in the New World. Four centuries after its founding, Jamestown has become the stuff of movies, legend, and tourism. This important work treats the reality behind the legends—Pocahontas, John Rolfe, Powhatan, John Smith, and others—and puts the stories into a broader context. More than 250 A–Z entries detail the colonial strategies, military considerations, political realities, and personal privations that went into the creation of the first enduring beachhead in the British effort to colonize the New World. Based on primary sources and ongoing archaeological work, this book is the most comprehensive look at life in Jamestown. The reader will find detailed scholarship on all the familiar names along with the stories of the lesser known, told in their own words when possible. Published in the quadricentennial of Jamestown's founding, this solid reference is an invaluable resource for the student and history buff.
Jamestown [1607-1907]
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Author: Edward Hagaman HallPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Jamestown (Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Documentary History of Jamestown Island: Narrative history
Author: Martha W. McCartneyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Jamestown (Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
Jamestown, the Truth Revealed
Author: William M. KelsoPublisher: University of Virginia Press
ISBN: 0813939941
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
What was life really like for the band of adventurers who first set foot on the banks of the James River in 1607? Important as the accomplishments of these men and women were, the written records pertaining to them are scarce, ambiguous, and often conflicting. In Jamestown, the Truth Revealed, William Kelso takes us literally to the soil where the Jamestown colony began, unearthing footprints of a series of structures, beginning with the James Fort, to reveal fascinating evidence of the lives and deaths of the first settlers, of their endeavors and struggles, and new insight into their relationships with the Virginia Indians. He offers up a lively but fact-based account, framed around a narrative of the archaeological team's exciting discoveries. Unpersuaded by the common assumption that James Fort had long ago been washed away by the James River, William Kelso and his collaborators estimated the likely site for the fort and began to unearth its extensive remains, including palisade walls, bulwarks, interior buildings, a well, a warehouse, and several pits. By Jamestown’s quadricentennial over 2 million objects were cataloged, more than half dating to the time of Queen Elizabeth and King James. Kelso’s work has continued with recent excavations of numerous additional buildings, including the settlement’s first church, which served as the burial place of four Jamestown leaders, the governor’s rowhouse during the term of Samuel Argall, and substantial dump sites, which are troves for archaeologists. He also recounts how researchers confirmed the practice of survival cannibalism in the colony following the recovery from an abandoned cellar bakery of the cleaver-scarred remains of a young English girl. CT scanning and computer graphics have even allowed researchers to put a face on this victim of the brutal winter of 1609–10, a period that has come to be known as the "starving time." Refuting the now decades-old stereotype that attributed the high mortality rate of the Jamestown settlers to their laziness and ineptitude, Jamestown, the Truth Revealed produces a vivid picture of the settlement that is far more complex, incorporating the most recent archaeology and using twenty-first-century technology to give Jamestown its rightful place in history, thereby contributing to a broader understanding of the transatlantic world.
Jamestown
Author: Catherine E. DeanPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738592091
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
In May 1607, three ships arrived at Jamestown bearing settlers who would establish the first enduring English colony in North America. Although it initially struggled to survive, the settlement eventually prospered and became the capital of Virginia. Jamestown is best known for its inhabitants John Smith and Pocahontas; however, it should also be remembered for its role in the establishment of the English language, Protestant faith, and representative government in America. The site of the 1607 James Fort and 17th-century city have been preserved through the efforts of Preservation Virginia and the National Park Service. A popular tourist destination since the 19th century, Historic Jamestowne has welcomed millions of visitors over the years, many of whom attended the 1907 Jamestown Tercentennial Exposition and the 1957 Jamestown Festival, which celebrated Jamestown's important legacy as America's birthplace.
Documentary History of Jamestown Island: Biographies of owners and residents
Author: Martha W. McCartneyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Jamestown (Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
Documentary History of Jamestown Island
Author: U. S. Department of the Interior National Park ServicePublisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781483917894
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
This is the 2nd volume of the ten-volume Jamestown Archaeological Assessment (JAA) representing the culmination of six decades of archaeology conducted by the National Park Service on one of the most significant sites in North America.