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Love and Hate in Jamestown
David A. Price
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Description for Love and Hate in Jamestown
paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, maps. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 126 x 22. Weight in Grams: 234.
A gripping narrative of one of the great survival stories of American history: the opening of the first permanent English settlement in the New World. 'The story of Captain John Smith and Pocahontas is one of the most famous of all historical tales, celebrated in popular culture from the Peggy Lee song 'Fever' to the 1995 Disney movie. But is there any truth behind the romantic legend? In this impeccably researched and very able retelling of the early years of the Jamestown colony in Virginia, David Price interweaves economic and social history with an examination of the most famous ... Read more
A gripping narrative of one of the great survival stories of American history: the opening of the first permanent English settlement in the New World. 'The story of Captain John Smith and Pocahontas is one of the most famous of all historical tales, celebrated in popular culture from the Peggy Lee song 'Fever' to the 1995 Disney movie. But is there any truth behind the romantic legend? In this impeccably researched and very able retelling of the early years of the Jamestown colony in Virginia, David Price interweaves economic and social history with an examination of the most famous ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780571220991
SKU
9780571220991
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About David A. Price
David A. Price was formerly a reporter in the Washington, D.C. bureau of Investor's Business Daily. His articles have also appeared in the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, USA Today, Forbes, and Business 2.0. He holds degrees from Harvard Law School, Cambridge University, and the College of William and Mary. He was raised in Richmond, Virginia, and now lives ... Read more
Reviews for Love and Hate in Jamestown
"'A first-rate work of popular history.' Kirkus Reviews; 'The gripping story of John Smith, Pocahontas, and the dawning of the American nation. A superb work of popular history.' Publishing News"