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The_Jamestown_project

1) The Jamestown project

Author

Kupperman, Karen Ordahl

Pub. Date

2007

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380 p. ; 24 cm.

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973.21 Kup
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Love_and_hate_in_Jamestown

2) Love and hate in Jamestown: John Smith, Pocahontas, and the heart of a new nation

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Pub. Date

2003

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305 p. : maps ; 25 cm.

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Amherst Library - Adult Nonfiction Book
975.5425 Pri
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975.5425 Pri
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Retells the events of the first permanent English settlement in the new world drawing on letters, chronicles, and records which depict daily experiences, and cites the contributions of John Smith, Pocahontas, and Chief Powhatan.

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Empires_in_the_forest

3) Empires in the forest: Jamestown and the beginning of America

Author

Chenoweth, Avery

Pub. Date

c2006

Physical Desc

207 p. : col. ill. ; 27 x 32 cm.

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975.5 Che
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975.5 Che
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Captain_John_Smith

4) Captain John Smith: Jamestown and the birth of the American dream

Author

Hoobler, Dorothy

Pub. Date

c2006

Physical Desc

xi, 274 p. : ill ; 25 cm.

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921 Smi
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921 Smi
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Explore_Colonial_Jamestown_with_Elaine_Landau

5) Explore Colonial Jamestown with Elaine Landau

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Explore Colonial America with Elaine Landau

Pub. Date

c2006

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IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1

Physical Desc

48 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 24 cm.

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Madison Heights Library - Child Nonfiction Book
J 973.21 Lan
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Get ready to travel to the year 1607 for a visit to the Jamestown colony. Elaine and her brave dog Max will guide you on your trip where you will explore with John Smith and trade with the American Indian chief Powhatan and his daughter Pocahontas.

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Jamestown__John_Smith__and_Pocahontas_in_American_history

6) Jamestown, John Smith, and Pocahontas in American history

Author

Edwards, Judith

Pub. Date

c2002

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IL: MG - BL: 8.4 - AR Pts: 4

Physical Desc

128 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

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J 975.5 EDW
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Traces the dangers and adventures surrounding the history of the first permanent British settlement in America, highlighting the roles played by John Smith, Pocahontas, and other individuals.

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7) Smith: John Smith and the settlement of Jamestown

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Pub. Date

c2003

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IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1

Physical Desc

48 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 24 cm.

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J 921 SMI
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A simple biography of John Smith as a young adventurer setting sail for North America and of his time as the leader of Jamestown.

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8) John Smith: English explorer and colonist

Author

Mello, Tara Baukus

Pub. Date

c2000

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IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 1

Physical Desc

77 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cm.

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J 921 SMI
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A biography of the colonist and explorer who led the struggling Jamestown colony through its early years and helped found Virginia.

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