Bent Northrop Memorial Library

Experience hard labor, drought, famine, and conflict with the Algonquians who are angry with you because you have fenced off their land. Are you tough enough to survive? This new extended edition includes a timeline, a host of fascinating facts including a real 17th-century recipe, and the true story of Pocahontas.

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.

Examines the creation and history of the Jamestown Colony in colonial Virginia.

Discusses the life and people of Pocahontas, her involvement with the Jamestown settlers, her trip to England, and her death. Includes activities, sidebars, a map, and a chronology.