To Conquer is to Live: The Life of Captain John Smith of JamestownTwenty-First Century Books, 2001 M01 1 - 144 pages Captain John Smith was more than just a character in the story of Pocahontas. He was an adventurer in Turkey, fighting as a mercenary for the crown, an explorer and mapmaker in the New World and the founder and first governor of Jamestown, Virginia. This incredible life story is both exciting and inspiring. |
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 7 |
CHAPTER THREE Preparations | 27 |
CHAPTER FIVE A Fruitfull and Delightsome Land | 44 |
CHAPTER SEVEN Plagued with Famine and Sickness | 60 |
CHAPTER NINE Governor of Virginia | 78 |
CHAPTER ELEVEN Indian Relations | 96 |
CHAPTER THIRTEEN In England Again | 112 |
CHRONOLOGY | 130 |
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