Writings : with other narratives of Roanoke, Jamestown, and the first English settlement of America / John Smith ; James Horn selected the texts and wrote the notes for this volume

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Object Details

Author
Smith, John 1580-1631
Horn, James P. P
Contents
WRITINGS BY CAPT. JOHN SMITH. A true relation -- The proceedings of the English colonie in Virginia -- A description of New England -- New Englands trials -- The generall historie of Virginia, New-England, and the Summer Isles -- The true travels -- Advertisements for the unexperienced planters of New-England -- OTHER NARRATIVES OF ROANOKE, JAMESTOWN, AND THE FIRST ENGLISH SETTLEMENT OF AMERICA. Discourse of the first voyage : the first English voyage to Virginia, 1584 / Arthur Barlowe -- The journal of the Tiger : the second voyage to Virginia, 1585 -- Discourse on the first colony : Roanoke, 1585-86 / Ralph Lane -- Narrative of his voyage : the fourth Virginia voyage, 1587 / John White -- A briefe and true report : a description of Virginia, 1588 / Thomas Hariot -- Narrative of the 1590 voyage : the fifth Virginia voyage, 1590 / John White -- Discourse : the founding of Jamestown, 1606-7 / George Percy -- A relatyon of the discovery of our river : exploration inland, 1607 / Gabriel Archer -- A discourse of Virginia : famine and disease at Jamestown, 1607-8 / Edward Maria Wingfield -- Relation of Virginea : an English boy among the Indians, 1609-11 / Henry Spelman -- A true reportory : shipwreck & rescue, 1609-10 ; from The historie of travell into Virginia Britania : the Indians of Virginia, 1612 / William Strachey -- A trewe relacyon : dissention in Jamestown, 1609-12 / George Percy -- A true discourse of the present estate of Virginia : expanding the colony, 1609-14 / Ralph Hamor -- A short relation : securing the colony, 1610-11 / Lord De La Warre -- A true relation of the state of Virginia : the colony prospers, 1616 / John Rolfe
2007
C2007
Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
Type
Books
Early works to 1800
Physical description
xii, 1,329 p., 28 p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 21 cm
Place
Virginia
New England
America
Title
Writings with other narratives
Writings, with other narratives of Roanoke, Jamestown, and the first English settlement of America
Captain John Smith : writings, with other narratives of Roanoke, Jamestown, and the first English settlement of America
Smithsonian Libraries
Topic
History
Discovery and exploration
British
Record ID
siris_sil_826698
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0