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Series
Kay Scarpetta mysteries volume 11
Language
English
Description
Medical examiner Kay Scarpetta has become a suspect in the "werewolf" murders and must find the real killer before she is convicted.
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Description
Four centuries ago, a group of men--led by a one-armed ex-pirate, an epileptic aristocrat, a reprobate cleric and a government spy--left London aboard a fleet of three ships to start a new life in America. They arrived in Virginia in the spring of 1607 and set about trying to create a settlement on a tiny island in the James River. Despite their shortcomings, and against the odds, they built Jamestown, a ramshackle outpost that laid the foundations...
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Series
Elizabeth's Jamestown Colony diary volume 1
Publisher
Scholastic
Language
English
Description
Nine-year-old Elizabeth keeps a journal of her experiences in the New World as she encounters Indians, suffers hunger and the death of friends, and helps her father build their first home.
Author
Series
Cartboy volume 2
Publisher
Starscape
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Hopelessly hapless Hal Rifkind, a.k.a. Cartboy, is off to summer camp. And not just any old camp, but history camp. Campers have to learn how to churn butter, plant maize, and carry water from the stream--or they get punished for not doing their chores. What else could possibly go wrong for Cartboy?"--
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Series
Publisher
ABDO Pub
Language
English
Description
Have you ever wondered about the events that laid the foundations of the United States of America? This title explores the people and events which led to the formation of the Jamestown Colony. Special features include sidebars, infographics, on-page definitions, online search sidebar, further evidence sidebar and primary sources. This title also includes a timeline, glossary, Web links, index, and common core activities. Core Library is an imprint...
12) Pocahontas
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Series
Publisher
Rourke Publishing, LLC
Language
English
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Description
A brief biography of the seventeenth-century Indian princess who befriended Captain John Smith and the English settlers of Jamestown.
Publisher
[PBS Distribution]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
A team of archaeologists excavating the site of the early American colony of Jamestown discovers something surprising: the remains of a young woman, dating back to 1609, buried in the trash layer of a cellar. Now, 400 years later, a cellar excavation has uncovered numerous bone fragments, all belonging to this adolescent female. With the help of forensic anthropologists, the extraordinary and frightening story of this young woman comes to life.
Author
Series
American girl history mysteries volume 10
Publisher
Pleasant Company Publications
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
While working as an indentured servant for a Jamestown glassmaker in 1621, twelve-year-old Merry uncovers a case of sabotage.
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Press
Language
English
Description
"What would you find in a time capsule of the Jamestown Colony? Perhaps a portrait of John Smith, glass beads, or skeletal remains. Readers examine artifacts like these as they explore the history of the first permanent English settlement in North America in this Time Capsule History book. Primary sources help the history come alive as you open up this imaginary time capsule and learn!"--Provided by the publisher.
Author
Series
My America volume 3
Publisher
Scholastic
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
In 1611, ten-year-old Elizabeth continues a journal of her experiences living in Jamestown, as her brother Caleb rejoins the family, a new strict governor comes to the colony, and her father considers remarriage.
Author
Publisher
Viking
Language
English
Description
"At once a penetrating work of literary analysis and a riveting historical narrative." -Nathaniel Philbrick
Merging maritime adventure and early colonial history, A Brave Vessel charts a little-known chapter of the past that offers a window on the inspiration for one of Shakespeare's greatest works. In 1609, aspiring writer William Strachey set sail for the New World aboard the Sea Venture, only to wreck on the shores of...
Merging maritime adventure and early colonial history, A Brave Vessel charts a little-known chapter of the past that offers a window on the inspiration for one of Shakespeare's greatest works. In 1609, aspiring writer William Strachey set sail for the New World aboard the Sea Venture, only to wreck on the shores of...
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Co
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
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...
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