Meet the first English settlers in America. Thirteen years before the Pilgrims, a group of English adventurers established a settlement in the wilds of Virginia. Unfriendly Indians were only one of their worries as this poorly equipped group of fortune seekers ventured into a land of complete mystery.
Hunger, disease, and few skills kept the English settlers numbers small and forced them to remain along the shores of the James River until a brave leader emerged. John Smith was a very determined man whose success in trading with the native population kept the group alive until help arrived from England.
Jamestown: The Perilous Adventure—newly updated by Jamestown scholars—traces the settlers' journeys through feverish swamps and on dangerous expeditions, and covers their battles with the Indians who were determined to keep these unwanted invaders out of their lands.
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