Love and Hate in Jamestown: John Smith, Pocahontas, and the Start of a New Nation

A dramatic retelling of the establishment of the first permanent English settlement in the new world draws on period letters, chronicles, and records to discuss the day-to-day experiences of its men and women, who were sent to find gold but instead encountered brutal hardships, citing the particular contributions of Captain John Smith, Pocahontas, and Chief Powhatan. Reprint. 17,500 first printing.