| Description |
xii, 1329 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 21 cm. |
| Series |
Library of America ; 171 |
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Library of America ; 171.
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| Contents |
WRITINGS BY CAPT. JOHN SMITH. A true relation -- The proceedings of the English colonie in Virginia -- A description of New England -- New Englands trials -- The generall historie of Virginia, New-England, and the Summer Isles -- The true travels -- Advertisements for the unexperienced planters of New-England -- OTHER NARRATIVES OF ROANOKE, JAMESTOWN, AND THE FIRST ENGLISH SETTLEMENT OF AMERICA. Discourse of the first voyage : the first English voyage to Virginia, 1584 / Arthur Barlowe -- The journal of the Tiger : the second voyage to Virginia, 1585 -- Discourse on the first colony : Roanoke, 1585-86 / Ralph Lane -- Narrative of his voyage : the fourth Virginia voyage, 1587 / John White -- A briefe and true report : a description of Virginia, 1588 / Thomas Hariot -- Narrative of the 1590 voyage : the fifth Virginia voyage, 1590 / John White -- Discourse : the founding of Jamestown, 1606-7 / George Percy -- A relatyon of the discovery of our river : exploration inland, 1607 / Gabriel Archer -- A discourse of Virginia : famine and disease at Jamestown, 1607-8 / Edward Maria Wingfield -- Relation of Virginea : an English boy among the Indians, 1609-11 / Henry Spelman -- A true reportory : shipwreck & rescue, 1609-10 ; from The historie of travell into Virginia Britania : the Indians of Virginia, 1612 / William Strachey -- A trewe relacyon : dissention in Jamestown, 1609-12 / George Percy -- A true discourse of the present estate of Virginia : expanding the colony, 1609-14 / Ralph Hamor -- A short relation : securing the colony, 1610-11 / Lord De La Warre -- A true relation of the state of Virginia : the colony prospers, 1616 / John Rolfe. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Subject |
Virginia -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
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New England -- History -- Colonial period, approximately 1600-1775.
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America -- Discovery and exploration -- English -- Early works to 1800.
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| Added Author |
Horn, James, 1953-
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| Added Title |
Works. Selections. 2007
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| Spine Title |
Writings with other narratives |
| Added Title |
Writings, with other narratives of Roanoke, Jamestown, and the first English settlement of America |
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Captain John Smith : writings, with other narratives of Roanoke, Jamestown, and the first English settlement of America |
| ISBN |
1598530011 alkaline paper |
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9781598530018 alkaline paper |
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