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Jamestown Colony

A Political, Social, and Cultural History

Jamestown Colony
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Four centuries after its founding, Jamestown has become the stuff of movies, legend, and tourism. This important work treats the reality behind the legendsÑPocahontas, John Rolfe, Powhatan, John Smith, and othersÑand puts the stories into a broader context. More than 250 AÐZ 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.
ABC-CLIO; March 2007
506 pages; ISBN 9781851096428
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