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Captain John Smith: Jamestown and the Birth of the American Dream Hardcover - 2005
by Hoobler, Thomas; Hoobler, Dorothy
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- Title Captain John Smith: Jamestown and the Birth of the American Dream
- Author Hoobler, Thomas; Hoobler, Dorothy
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition 1st Edition
- Condition New
- Pages 288
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher John Wiley and Sons, Hoboken
- Date 2005-11-01
- Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Index, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # Q-0471485845
- ISBN 9780471485841 / 0471485845
- Weight 1.18 lbs (0.54 kg)
- Dimensions 9.44 x 6.44 x 0.99 in (23.98 x 16.36 x 2.51 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 17th Century
- Library of Congress subjects Explorers - America, Explorers - Great Britain
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2005017411
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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That question has been asked repeatedly for centuries; now, here is the most definitive answer. Captain John Smith explores the true history be-hind the man who would become the person most directly responsible for the survival of the Jamestown colony. Based on Smith's own writings --which history has proven to be accurate--and on letters and diaries from other Jamestown colonists and archives in both Virginia and England, this enlightening volume focuses in riveting detail on the years Smith spent in Jamestown and his efforts to promote the colony after his return to England, while also covering his swashbuckling earlier life.
Using newly discovered material, historians Dorothy and Thomas Hoobler present a well-rounded portrait of the Jamestown colony and Smith's accomplishments there, as well as new information on the Native Americans Smith and the other colonists encountered.?The famous tale of Smith and Pocahontas carried down through history has distorted and even falsified their actual lives, turning them into colonial America's Romeo and Juliet. The Hooblers demythologize Smith's relationship with Pocahontas--who in reality was a preadolescent child--and examine the truth behind her efforts to rescue Smith from death, possibly more than once.
You'll experience all the heroic deeds, hairbreadth escapes, suffering, and glory of Smith's pre-Jamestown days--stirring events that have all but been forgotten. You'll be there as he finds himself thrown overboard ships only to be rescued; joins in fierce battles only to be gifted with riches; and encounters a variety of efforts to kill him--whether by jousting battle, ambush, or execution--only to find help from sympathizers. For Smith, it was often a case of the damsel helping the knight, appearing at a critical moment to spare his life yet again. His astounding ability to maneuver his way out of disastrous situations allowed Smith to make his mark--but did he owe his success to cunning, talent, or sheer luck?
As the settlement of Jamestown approaches its four hundredth anniversary, Captain John Smith leads the way with a thrilling, eye-opening account of this key figure in American history.
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Citations
- Booklist, 12/15/2005, Page 15
- Choice, 06/01/2006, Page 1889
- Reference and Research Bk News, 08/01/2006, Page 87