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_aF 234.J3 _b.H783 2005 |
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_aHorn, James P. P. _9121527 |
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_aA land as God made it : _bJamestown and the birth of America / _cJames Horn. |
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_aNew York : _bBasic Books, _cc2005. |
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_axii, 337 pages : _billustrations, maps _c24 cm. |
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| 504 | _aIncludes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 505 | _aPrologue : 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. | ||
| 520 | _aPresents 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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