A land as God made it : Jamestown and the birth of America / James Horn.
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TextPublication details: New York : Basic Books, c2005.Description: xii, 337 pages : illustrations, maps 24 cmISBN: - 465030947
- F 234.J3 .H783 2005
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Aklatang Emilio Aguinaldo-Information Resource Center | F 234.J3 .H783 2005 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 9ALRC201101146 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Prologue : before Jamestown -- Don Luís and the fathers -- The Spanish legacy -- Two worlds -- The "pearl and the gold" -- Smith's epic -- Innocence lost -- "Virginea Britannia" -- War and retribution -- Redeeming Pocahontas -- "To advance the good of the plantation" -- "Fatall possession" -- Epilogue : after the fall.
Presents a comprehensive examination of the role that the Jamestown settlement played in shaping American history, and describes the early hardships of the colonists, their association and conflicts with Native Americans, the consequences of attempting to convert the Powhatans to Christianity, and the exploits of Captain John Smith.
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