The shipwreck that saved Jamestown : the Sea Venture castaways and the fate of America / Lorri Glover and Daniel Blake Smith.
| Author/creator |
Glover, Lorri, 1967- |
| Other author/creator | Smith, Daniel Blake. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Publication Info | New York : Henry Holt and Co., 2008. |
| Description | 322 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Contributor biographical information |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Subject(s) |
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| Abstract | Floundering from two years of warfare with Indians and dissent among the settlers, the Virginia Company was about to collapse. 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.... 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.--From publisher description. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-310) and index. |
| LCCN | 2007042248 |
| ISBN | 9780805086546 |
| ISBN | 0805086544 |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | F 234.J3 G58 2008 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |