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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Jamestown Colony Jamestown Colony Frank Grizzard Four centuries after its founding, Jamestown has become the stuff of movies, legend, and tourism. This important work treats the reality behind the legendsoPocahontas, John Rolfe, Powhatan, John Smit… OL15186475W
Writings Writings John Smith "One of the truly legendary figures of American history, the soldier, explorer, and colonist Captain John Smith was a chronicler of the beginnings of English settlement in the New World. This volume … OL1620336W
Jamestown Jamestown Jennifer Quasha An introduction to the first English settlement at Jamestown, Virginia, with step-by-step instructions for a variety of related projects including a topographical map of the settlement, a model James… OL18854696W
Forced founders Forced founders Woody Holton In this provocative reinterpretation of one of the best-known events in American history, Woody Holton shows that when Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, and other elite joined their peers from oth… OL2004366W
Empire, religion and revolution in early Virginia, 1607-1786 Empire, religion and revolution in early Virginia, 1607-1786 James B. Bell "This book is a chronicle of England's contrasting imperial civil and ecclesiastical policies for its first two colonies, Ireland and Virginia. The settlement of Virginia contrasted sharply from Engl… OL23297488W
Petitions of the early inhabitants of Kentucky to the General Assembly of Virginia, 1769 to 1792 Petitions of the early inhabitants of Kentucky to the General Assembly of Virginia, 1769 to 1792 James Rood Robertson xv, 246 p. 24 cm OL7027446W
A brave vessel A brave vessel Hobson Woodward A gripping tale of shipwreck and survival that changed the fate of the colonies and enriched our literary legacyIn 1609, aspiring writer William Strachey set sail aboard the Sea Venture, bound for th… OL9548511W