Overview
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.
Full Product Details
Author: Frank E. Grizzard Jr. ,
Daniel Boyd Smith
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint: ABC-CLIO
Dimensions:
Width: 21.60cm
, Height: 2.80cm
, Length: 27.90cm
Weight: 1.559kg
ISBN: 9781851096374
ISBN 10: 185109637
Pages: 512
Publication Date: 21 March 2007
Recommended Age: From 7 to 17 years
Audience:
College/higher education
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Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
<p> Based on current scholarship, this work will have value long after the anniversary observances are over, and academic and large public libraries will want to acquire it. - <p>Booklist
This volume is well written and well researched, and belongs in all collections relating to Colonial America. - ARBA Based on current scholarship, this work will have value long after the anniversary observances are over, and academic and large public libraries will want to acquire it. - Booklist This volume should prove useful as it brings together many sources that may not be readily available in smaller collections. - School Library Journal Highly recommended. Lower-/upper-level undergraduates and general readers. - Choice
Author Information
Frank E. Grizzard, Jr., is director of the Lee Family Digital Archive, an online repository of the collected papers of the historic Lee Family of Virginia located at Washington and Lee University in Charlottesville, VA. His published works include ABC-CLIO's George Washington: A Biographical Companion. D. Boyd Smith was born and grew up in the Jamestown, VA, area and has spent most of his career in the information technology field. He has worked as an archaeologist on both prehistoric and historic sites in Virginia.
