Cooper, Michael L., 1950-

Jamestown, 1607 / Michael L. Cooper. - 1st ed. - New York : Holiday House, c2007. - 98 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : laying claim to the New World -- The first day in the country called Virginia -- A glorious possibility -- Looking for gold -- Such misery -- Facing the great chief -- Cursed gold -- Powhatan's strange coronation -- Fighting for food -- Smith's last summer.

Wilson's Junior High School, August 2007 School Library Journal, April 2007 Book Links (A.L.A.), July 2007 Booklist, April 2007 Kirkus Review, March 2007

Discusses the founding of the Jamestown colony in Virginia in 1607, and looks at how the English colonists weathered disease, starvation, winter storms, and Native American attacks to survive and thrive under the leadership of Captain John Smith.

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Colonists--History.


Jamestown (Va.)--History.
Virginia--History.

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