Love and Hate in Jamestown: John Smith, Pocahontas, and the

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

A gripping narrative of one of the great survival stories of American history: the opening of the first permanent English settlement in the New World. Drawing on period letters and chronicles, and on the papers of the Virginia Companyâ€“which financed the settlement of Jamestownâ€“David Price tells a tale of cowardice and courage, stupidity and brilliance, tragedy and costly triumph. He takes us into the day-to-day existence of the English men and women whose charge was to find gold and a route to the Orient, and who found, instead, hardship and wretched misery. Death, in fact, became the settlersâ€™ most faithful companion, and their infighting was ceaseless.

Price offers a rare balanced view of the relationship between the settlers and the natives. He unravels the crucial role of Pocahontas, a young woman whose reality has been obscured by centuries of legend and misinformation (and, more recently, animation). He paints indelible portraits of Chief Powhatan, the aged monarch who came close to ending the colonyâ€™s existence, and Captain John Smith, the former mercenary and slave, whose disdain for class distinctions infuriated many around himâ€“even as his resourcefulness made him essential to the colonyâ€™s success.

Love and Hate in Jamestown is a superb work of popular history, reminding us of the horrors and heroism that marked the dawning of our nation.
Country USA
Brand Knopf
Manufacturer Knopf
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber YES560878
ReleaseDate 2003-10-07
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780375415418

Country	USA
Brand	Knopf
Manufacturer	Knopf
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	YES560878
ReleaseDate	2003-10-07
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780375415418

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

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