ISBN: 0805086544

A freshly researched account of the dramatic rescue of the Jamestown settlers The English had long dreamed of colonizing America, especially after Sir Francis Drake brought home Spanish t… Mehr…

A freshly researched account of the dramatic rescue of the Jamestown settlers The English had long dreamed of colonizing America, especially after Sir Francis Drake brought home Spanish treasure and dramatic tales from his raids in the Caribbean. Ambitions of finding gold and planting a New World colony seemed within reach when in 1606 Thomas Smythe extended overseas trade with the launch of the Virginia Company. But from the beginning the American enterprise was a disaster. Within two years warfare with Indians and dissent among the settlers threatened to destroy Smythe's Jamestown just as it had Raleigh's Roanoke a generation earlier.To rescue the doomed colonists and restore order, the company chose a new leader, Thomas Gates. Nine ships left Plymouth in the summer of 1609--the largest fleet England had ever assembled--and sailed into the teeth of a storm so violent that "it beat all light from Heaven." The inspiration for Shakespeare's "The Tempest," the hurricane separated the flagship from the fleet, driving it onto reefs off the coast of Bermuda--a lucky shipwreck (all hands survived) which proved the turning point in the colony's fortune. 17th century,americas,caribbean and west indies,colonial period,earth sciences,england,europe,history,modern (16th-21st centuries),natural disasters Earth Sciences, Holt & Company, Henry<

ISBN: 9780805086546

A freshly researched account of the dramatic rescue of the Jamestown settlers The English had long dreamed of colonizing America, especially after Sir Francis Drake brought home Spanish t… Mehr…

A freshly researched account of the dramatic rescue of the Jamestown settlers The English had long dreamed of colonizing America, especially after Sir Francis Drake brought home Spanish treasure and dramatic tales from his raids in the Caribbean. Ambitions of finding gold and planting a New World colony seemed within reach when in 1606 Thomas Smythe extended overseas trade with the launch of the Virginia Company. But from the beginning the American enterprise was a disaster. Within two years warfare with Indians and dissent among the settlers threatened to destroy Smythe's Jamestown just as it had Raleigh's Roanoke a generation earlier. To rescue the doomed colonists and restore order, the company chose a new leader, Thomas Gates. Nine ships left Plymouth in the summer of 1609--the largest fleet England had ever assembled--and sailed into the teeth of a storm so violent that "it beat all light from Heaven." The inspiration for Shakespeare's "The Tempest," the hurricane separated the flagship from the fleet, driving it onto reefs off the coast of Bermuda--a lucky shipwreck (all hands survived) which proved the turning point in the colony's fortune. The Shipwreck That Saved Jamestown: The Sea Venture Castaways and the Fate of America Glover, Lorri / Smith, Daniel Blake, Henry Holt & Company<

2008, ISBN: 0805086544

[EAN: 9780805086546], [SC: 5.0], History|Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), History|United States|Colonial Period (1600-1775), Transportation|Ships & Shipbuilding|History, Jac… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780805086546], [SC: 5.0], History|Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), History|United States|Colonial Period (1600-1775), Transportation|Ships & Shipbuilding|History, Jacket, NY, Henri Holt and Company. A John Macrae Book.2008. Hardback. Dustjacket. 322 pp. Index. Condition : copy. ISBN 9780805086546. Keywords : , American history, [PU: Henry Holt and Company also Metropolitan Books]<

2008, ISBN: 0805086544

[EAN: 9780805086546], [SC: 5.0], History|Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), History|United States|Colonial Period (1600-1775), Transportation|Ships & Shipbuilding|History, Jac… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780805086546], [SC: 5.0], History|Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), History|United States|Colonial Period (1600-1775), Transportation|Ships & Shipbuilding|History, Jacket, NY, Henri Holt and Company. A John Macrae Book.2008. Hardback. Dustjacket. 322 pp. Index. Condition : copy. ISBN 9780805086546. Keywords : , American history, [PU: Henry Holt and Company also Metropolitan Books]<

ISBN: 9780805086546

In this2gripping account of shipwreck, mutiny, perseverance, and deliverance, the epic story of the wreck of the "Sea Venture" and its consequences for the survival of Jamestown . . . is … Mehr…

In this2gripping account of shipwreck, mutiny, perseverance, and deliverance, the epic story of the wreck of the "Sea Venture" and its consequences for the survival of Jamestown . . . is told for the first time.--James Horn, author of "A Land As God Made It." Media > Book, [PU: Henry Holt and Company also Metropolitan Books]<