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Blood on the River: James Town 1607

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Twelve-year-old Samuel Collier is a lowly commoner on the streets of London. So when he becomes the page of Captain John Smith and boards the ship the Susan Constant, bound for the New World, he can’t believe his good fortune. He’s heard that gold washes ashore with every tide. But beginning with the stormy journey and his first contact with the native people, he realizes...more

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Oct 27, 2008 Meghan rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Historical Fiction Fans

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I read this book for my history class. At first I thought it would be a boing read, but it wasn't. The characters were real people from James Town and it was very well researched. I usually don't like reading about James Town because people always make up things about Pocahantas. Hardly anyone believes me, but she is my great great great great (I don't know how many) grandmother. This story didn't make up any silly stories about her falling in love with John Smith. The story is told from the vie...more

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Jan 09, 2012 Katie rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: children-s, fiction, colonial, america, historical, james, town, native, americans

Blood on the River is the tale of Samuel Collier, an actual settler of the James Town colony in 1607. In Elisa Carbone’s telling, the young orphaned Collier becomes the page to Captain John Smith and soon finds himself on board the ship the Susan Constant, heading towards the New World. The journey is harsh, but the reality of the New World is even harsher. During that first winter Samuel endures hunger, fear and death, but Samuel struggles on. [return][return]Samuel changes from the angry youth...more

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Dec 21, 2008 Karin rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2009-caudill-nominees, 1600s, america, books-for-boys, juvenile-fiction, historical-fiction, native-americans, realistic, virginia, jamestown, borrowed-from-the-library

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Sam Collier is an orphan living on the streets in London when he is taken in by Reverend Hunt. He doesn’t stay in the orphanage long, though. Reverend Hunt is bound for the New World – Virginia, in fact – and he brings several of the orphans with him. It’s a long, difficult journey, made more difficult by the class squabbles between the gentlemen and the commoners. Captain John Smith, a commoner, bears the brunt of the gentlemen’s discontent and is nearly executed several times during the crossi...more Sam Collier is an orphan living on the streets in London when he is taken in by Reverend Hunt. He doesn’t stay in the orphanage long, though. Reverend Hunt is bound for the New World – Virginia, in fact – and he brings several of the orphans with him. It’s a long, difficult journey, made more difficult by the class squabbles between the gentlemen and the commoners. Captain John Smith, a commoner, bears the brunt of the gentlemen’s discontent and is nearly executed several times during the crossing. When they finally reach Virginia, their situation is only moderately improved. There continue to be disagreements, and the settlement is attacked repeatedly by natives who see the settlers as an invasive threat.

The settlers are repeatedly struck down by illness and misfortune. They nearly starve during their first winter, and it is only through the help of their native friends that they survive at all. Their relationship with the Powhatan is strengthened by the efforts of Captain John Smith, but directives from the Virginia Company and actions taken against the natives by gentlemen and new settlers pretty much destroy most of the goodwill that exists between the English and the natives. This sets the tone for what is to come – a war that eventually decimates the Powhatan.

The most interesting parts of this book were the details about the crossing (sounds horrible), the hardships that the settlers endured in Virginia, and the time that Sam spends with the natives – learning to make bows, arrows, knives, and hunt. None of these things are topics that I’d have thought to research for myself, but reading about them here really brought the story to life for me. It was also interesting (well, and frustrating) to learn just how much a hand class struggles had in breaking down the relations between the settlers themselves and between the settlers and the native peoples. Why can’t people just get along? Apparently, it’s because they can’t stop thinking that they’re better than one another. Sam’s personal story definitely took a backseat to these other things, although he did grow as a character/person throughout. Blood on the River made me more curious about the Powhatan people and the James Town settlement, and I hope it will have the same effect on other readers.(less)

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Sep 27, 2012 Maggie F rated it 4 of 5 stars

It was 1607 in England. A boy named Samuel had been living on the streets for almost his whole life. He was a 13 year old boy who had probably been sent to every orphanage in town, but he had run away from each one. Samuel learned not to trust anyone... Until he met a man named Reverend Hunt. The Reverend tought Sam a lot about god and other important traits to have. After a while Revend Hunt sent Sam on a boat to Virginia as Captin Smith's page boy. There Sam learned the importance of friendsh...more

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Aug 25, 2012 Wayne S. rated it 4 of 5 stars

It is 1606, and Samuel Collier is an eleven-year-old orphan. His father had drunk himself to death, and his mother died in the poorhouse. Upon his mother’s death, her locket was taken to a pawn shop to fetch a little money to cover Samuel’s food. However, Sam runs away from the poorhouse, lives on the streets, and then steals the locket but is caught and turned over to a minister named Hunt who runs an orphanage. It just so happens that Mr. Hunt is accompanying a Virginia Company expedition to...more It is 1606, and Samuel Collier is an eleven-year-old orphan. His father had drunk himself to death, and his mother died in the poorhouse. Upon his mother’s death, her locket was taken to a pawn shop to fetch a little money to cover Samuel’s food. However, Sam runs away from the poorhouse, lives on the streets, and then steals the locket but is caught and turned over to a minister named Hunt who runs an orphanage. It just so happens that Mr. Hunt is accompanying a Virginia Company expedition to establish a settlement in the New World, and he offers Samuel the opportunity to become the page for Captain John Smith. This historical fiction book chronicles the first couple of years in the history of Jamestown through the eyes of young Samuel Collier. The question is, will he survive?

Author Elisa Carbone, who grew up in Virginia, has written several other books of historical fiction for young people about the region. Her Stealing Freedom (1998), based on a true story of a young Maryland slave girl’s harrowing escape to freedom on the Underground Railroad around 1855, was an ALA Best Book for Young Adults, and her Storm Warriors(2001), about racial prejudice against the African American surfmen of the U.S. Lifesaving Service on Pea Island off the North Carolina shore in 1895, won Virginia’s 2002 Jefferson Cup Award. When I saw Blood on the River on sale in a discount book store and noticed that it was historical fiction for young people about Jamestown, I immediately picked it up.
The author evidently did a lot of detailed research to present a very accurate picture of the Jamestown colony and what happened there.

She writes, “Though in some instances the dialogue is taken from the original records, for the most part I have invented dialogue, thoughts, personalities, and the like. And I have simplified a story that is far too complex to be contained in one book.” Samuel Collier was a real person, though Carbone says that she had to invent his family life and origins. He did accompany Captain Smith on two expeditions, was left to live at a Warraskoyack village for a time, stayed in Virginia when Smith returned to England, and when he grew up was appointed the leader of a Virginia town. There are a few references to drinking ale and wine and a couple of instances where people were said to be completely naked in public. Also, the terms “by God” and “my Lord” are each used once as an interjection. And Sam does a little bit of lying, especially towards the beginning, although he does learn to accept responsibility as he works with John Smith. Otherwise, this is a very well-written and interesting historical fiction account of the Jamestown story for middle and high school students.(less)

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Oct 13, 2010 Bajo rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Samuel Collier, a young orphan, becomes Captain John Smith’s page On his journey to the New World. Raised in poor conditions, Sam is street-smart But has a bad temper. He has to learn to control his anger. During the journey on the ship the Susan Constant, Sam begins to learnright from wrong. Samuel also learns how to avoid fights with the other boys on the ship.
His first encounters with the native peoples in
The New World teaches Sam about different perspectives of...more

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Jun 20, 2012 Mrs. Lynch rated it 4 of 5 stars

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This was a solid piece of historical fiction. It is the story of the settlement of Jamestown, Virginia told from the point of view of Samuel Collier, a servant to John Smith. Sam's character starts off as a London street-rat with a bad temper and a chip on his shoulder from his early life experiences. A Reverend selects him and a couple other orphans to work as servants for some Englishmen heading to the Americas for greed (gold) or good (spreading Christianity).

Sam takes a while to warm up to...more

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Feb 25, 2012 L12_markmesserly rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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This review pertains to the Kindle edition.

Following his mother’s death, twelve-year old Sam Collier (based upon the real page to Captain Smith) is living on the streets of London (ca.1607). Sam’s adventure begins with his desire to regain possession of his deceased mother’s locket. After breaking into a pawnshop to retrieve it, he lands jail. Instead of a harsher fate in the legal system, the Reverend John Hunt finds placement into an orphanage. Along with two other boys from the orphanage, Sam...more This review pertains to the Kindle edition.

Following his mother’s death, twelve-year old Sam Collier (based upon the real page to Captain Smith) is living on the streets of London (ca.1607). Sam’s adventure begins with his desire to regain possession of his deceased mother’s locket. After breaking into a pawnshop to retrieve it, he lands jail. Instead of a harsher fate in the legal system, the Reverend John Hunt finds placement into an orphanage. Along with two other boys from the orphanage, Sam travels with Reverend Hunt on an expedition to establish a colony in America.

Nearing their destination, the ship’s Captain Smith faces dissention from the profiteering gentry led by Master Wingfield. Threatened with death, Smith’s experience with the language of the Powhatan Empire (the Native Americans in Virginia) becomes valuable to the gentry, and he thus assumes a new subservient role.

Once a crude settlement is established, encounters with various Powhatan tribes occur. “Our enemies are the tribes closest to us because they feel we are encroaching on their land” (p. 103). Trades with friendly tribes help the settlement survive harsh seasonal conditions. The narrative follows the reversals of fortunes, including unpredictable interactions with the Native Americans, and shifting loyalties among the members of the settlement between Captain Smith and Master Wingfield.

The author includes extensive factual notes about the settlement in the afterword and author’s notes, and links to primary sources are included. The author’s website http://www.elisacarbone.com/books/Blo... includes study guides and numerous resources suitable for classroom use in grades 5 - 8.

A similar text, offering an excellent opportunity for a comparative study in literature, is Surviving Jamestown: The Adventures of Young Sam Collier (Gail Langer Kowalski, ISBN: 1561452459). Comparison of story elements, the portrayal of Sam, and comparison of factual elements are only a few rich possibilities for classroom use.
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Feb 14, 2010 Evelyn rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: action-adventure, historical

Last of the California Young Reader Medal books. Last, and least.

The story, for crying out loud, is Jamestown. First permanent English settlement in America. Bad things happened, it took them a very long time to get on their feet, conditions were really bad...yet the prose and the characters were so boring that I could not bring myself to care. Show the suffering. Flesh out the characters lest they become mere shades of history. The clash of the social classes, typically, portrayed the gentlemen...more

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Jan 26, 2012 Sam rated it 5 of 5 stars

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In Jamestown 1607, a boy fought to survive, that boy was Samuel Collier. He was a hard headed boy with anger issues, that was also very stubborn. This book teaches a lesson about how to curb your anger, and make decisions out of love, not anger. It all starts when he beats up a fellow orphan named Richard who later becomes his best friend. The teachers force him to be Captain John Smiths servant. What a life! He then finds out America's no easy road. My favorite part is when Samuel steals a bab...more

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Sep 30, 2009 Josh rated it 3 of 5 stars

Well researched and full of interesting facts and disgusting details that will appeal to its target audience, the book still feels pedantic at heart. It could have been a well done bit of young-adult non-fiction (a genre that really doesn't exist). Instead, we get half-drawn characters and a story in the present tense. Is there anything less natural than the present tense? Samuel is, unfortunately, not much of a character. He is mostly a cipher that your eleven year old male reader might identif...more

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Oct 13, 2012 Patricia O'Sullivan rated it 5 of 5 stars

I'm in my forties and I loved this book. Samuel's story of the Jamestown colony was a perfect balance between information, reflection, and action. Too often the temptation with a historical novelist is to provide too much historical information, turning a good story into a dull history lesson. Carbone tells a great story about Samuel Collier's transformation from an angry, immature orphan into an open-minded and big-hearted member of the colony. Along the way, we learn a lot about history, but C...more

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Sep 29, 2009 4.1.0bavapples rated it 5 of 5 stars

Blood on the River This book is about a kid that try’s to get his moms locket back by going to this pawnshop in a little town. He goes there at night and try’s steeling it bask but he caught by the owner and the owner brings him some were I don’t know were but some were that has another guy. The owner and the anther person asked why he did what he did then they let him go. Then they go on about British people on a ship and there in a bad storm and there ship is rocking back a forth it was squeak...more

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Mar 28, 2010 Jill rated it 3 of 5 stars Recommends it for: people who are interested in the history of our wonderful country.

Recommended to Jill by: Rebecca Caudill 2009 list

This book was nominated for the Rebecca Caudill Award in 2009, but I didn't read it that summer because I thought it looked stupid. I actually skipped three that summer - one of which actually won. Now I learned my lesson: read them all!

Anyway, this was a book about the James Town settlement and John Smith and all that business. It was interesting, pretty fast-moving, and I think it would definitely be useful in 5th grade or higher - either for Reading or Social Studies. I didn't love the first-...more

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Jul 15, 2009 Hilary rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: historical-fiction, grades-5-6, grades-7-8

Tells the story of the first colonists at the James Town settlement as seen through the eyes of Samuel Collier, an orphan and page to Captain John Smith. The story is fast paced and exciting, but doesn't gloss over the tenuous relationship of the colonists and native Powhatan's who were already there. The setting is wonderfully rendered giving a full picture of what it might have been like to live in James Town - dirty and smelly. Carbone includes an authors note at the end explaining her resear...more

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Feb 22, 2009 Beth rated it 4 of 5 stars

I read Raleigh's Page, then decided to read Blood on the River, since they were set in a similar time period, so I could compare the two. I feel Blood on the River was a much stronger story.

Samuel is a scrappy street orphan who is selected to serve Captain John Smith, a commoner who is leading a noblemen's expedition to the New World. Samuel is a loner, and has a hard time making friends and learning to trust others, but he learns from some good role models, Reverend Hunt and Captain Smith, abou...more

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May 19, 2013 Kevin Persky rated it 5 of 5 stars

I greatly enjoyed this book. This book has a good plot but it also gives a portrayal of what America was like back then. It also is the story of survival. I have found this book so interesting that I have read it multiple times. I would recommend this to just about anyone. It shows a historically accurate portrayal of what life was like yet also has a good plot which prevents it from being boring. I found the book to be very educational and entertaining at the same time. I would recommend this b...more

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Feb 17, 2009 Nickie rated it 2 of 5 stars

it says a lot of things about Jamestown settlement its depressing and its funny in a way.
Its grussom too and it has some love into it.

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Oct 24, 2012 Lana Jackson rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: children-s-fiction

Eleven-year-old orpahn, Samuel Collier, is one of two boys chosen by Rev. Richard Hunt to travel to the New World with him. Samuel will be the page of Captian John Smith. Samuel has no friends or close relationships, and likes it that way. Hard work and hardships comfront Samual in the new land.

Author, Elisa Carbone, after extensive research, writes this Middle Grade Historical Fiction account of life in the New World, 1607-1610. Quotes from original traveler's writings open each chapter. After...more

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Feb 03, 2012 Christine rated it 5 of 5 stars

This book is a really great book I, Honestly like it there is no criticizing the author on this one she made me feel like I was with them every step of the way when they were on the boat on the campsite and when they were having their conversations it was like it action movie in three playing in my head I mean you have to read this book there is no boring parts in this book the way she described t to me was incredible so descriptive I cried,laughed,felt anger. But this book is so good i read it...more

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Apr 01, 2010 Emilie W rated it 4 of 5 stars

Interestingly this main character actually existed! Samuel Collier is a young orphan boy that becomes Captain John Smith's page. Brought up in poor conditions, Samuel is street-smart but also quick-tempered. On his journey to the New World, he learns to control his anger and to use his head instead of his fists. Upon his arrival, his encounters with the native peoples further teach Samuel about different perspectives and about the value of culture. Survival in the new colony tests Samuel as he e...more

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Nov 08, 2011 Steve Hemmeke rated it 4 of 5 stars

This was an excellent historical fiction account of Jamestown's settling.
The first chapter (5 pages) is fictional backstory of the main character, and more graphic in description of his difficult upbringing than I cared for. I might have our 10 and 8 year old skip it. But the rest is pure gold.

It depicts the faults and merits of the English and of the Indians with historical accuracy and without bias, in my opinion. Very good to get children thinking about the complicated situation of settling a...more

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Sep 01, 2011 H Wells Lucas rated it 5 of 5 stars

An account of what might have happened to the famous lost colony of Jamestown, through the eyes of a twelve
year-old orphan who was the fictitious page to Captain John Smith. The story of the lost colonies of Jamestown
I and II are well documented in the history books and there are many literature pieces devoted to the subject .
What makes this book unique is it truly brings life and the accounts of Jamestown alive, putting the reader in
a time machine and practically allowing the reader to have...more

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Jul 25, 2009 Genet rated it 4 of 5 stars

I am trying to read some books that are recommended for 5th graders in preparation for this coming fall with Jackson. He is studying US History. This book is perfect for him (and any boy) studying the English colonies. Action, adventure, very limited romance, coming of age, learning to deal with anger, teamwork... Well-written for a book directed at this age group. I like how the author explains her research and writing process at the end of the book, including what was fiction and what was spec...more

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Feb 21, 2013 Chazz Person rated it 5 of 5 stars

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Blood On The River by Elisa Carbone is a very good book about a kid named Samuel, who becomes part of John Smiths crew. Samuel is used to living on the streets in London so this is a huge change for him. I would recommend this book for people who like action, because there are some scenes where John Smith and his crew have to fight some native Indians. I also would recommend this book for people who like suspense because in some parts of the book you have to wait to get to the action. Overall I...more

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Oct 09, 2009 Abbie rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: adventure, historical, realistic-fiction, youngadult, children-s

The historical information in the novel is fascinating, but it doesn't really work as a novel for me. There is almost no characterization. There were times when I forgot the protagonist's name and personality completely. This book is written in first person, by the way! Also, it has no conclusionk, and it stops before it gets to the really gory details. If you're going to write about a truly sad and vomit-inducing moment in history, you shouldn't cheat your audience. In addition, several charact...more

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Sep 08, 2012 Sarah [Rainbow Tears] rated it 4 of 5 stars

I normally don't even pick up historical fiction. I have to say that To Kill a Mockingbird is my 2nd favorite book, which fits HF but I mean like things about war and actual american/our world's history. Social studies always was my least favorite subject. But, i guess I didn't technically "pick up" this book we read it in class. And if we never did read it in class I'm not sure I would even touch it. But, wonderful, wonderful, book. Kept my attention every second. I would recommend this book an...more

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May 04, 2013 Max Wexler rated it 5 of 5 stars

400 years ago, a boy fought to survive in the Jamestown... Samuel Collier came from nothing, he literally has not got a penny to his name. His life in the alleys of London change one day, when he is put on a ship set for the New World or as we now know Virginia. He fights for his life against the natives, sickness and even his own friends... He always has his good friend John Smith by his side, for he is his page. The summer of 1607 in Jamestown are just the beginning of the settler's problems i...more

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Oct 27, 2008 84-The_enlightment_of_Doctor_Grace_part5_Jesus rated it 3 of 5 stars

Blood on the river by Elisa Carbone is about James Town.
Samuel is a little juvi kid who is always beating someone up.
After he tries tosteal back his mother's necklace, he is sent to a children's home. He and some other boys aregoing to be sent to the new world. Samuel will be a servant boy to captain John Smith! At first he doesn't get along with anyone, but Captain Smith teaches him he cannot stand alone.
Alot of people die. Some are from diseases, others from Indian attacks. But soon the Indian...more Blood on the river by Elisa Carbone is about James Town.
Samuel is a little juvi kid who is always beating someone up.
After he tries tosteal back his mother's necklace, he is sent to a children's home. He and some other boys aregoing to be sent to the new world. Samuel will be a servant boy to captain John Smith! At first he doesn't get along with anyone, but Captain Smith teaches him he cannot stand alone.
Alot of people die. Some are from diseases, others from Indian attacks. But soon the Indians become their friends and the wars stop. One day Samual meets a nine year old girl named Pochantas.He thinksshe saved Smith's life, but then finds out it was a ritual. He becomes very good friends with her. She saves many lives throughout the story.Samual goes and lives with a tribe for a while. He becomes like them.Pochantas' father is like the grand chief. When the Englishmen crown him as a prince under England, he get's angry and orders them to be destroyed.
Over the years people die and the colony is almost wiped out. But there is a prophocy at the beginning of the book, sayiny the Indian tribe will be defeated........
This was really sad. At the beginning of each chapter they have things from the journals of some ofthe men, and it is really disturbing. The moral is that the Englishmen came and made America what it is today, and I have my mind made up but you can decide for yourself whether it is a good or bad thing. It was very well written, since this is the author's strong genre. But since I am part Indian I started yelling at the book like, "Why are you killing the Indians?!?!? They saved you from starvation and you repay them by murdering them?!?!?! Without them you would have died, and you go off and kill them and then you are happy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You sir have problems and I hope that Commador Froofy Froo comes and steals your soul and whisks it away into the decaying night!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! so it get's a 4 out of 5. Note to Mr. T, Sorry about the !! Since you print these sometimes I can erase some of them for the sake of saving paper.(less)

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Jul 12, 2007 Monica rated it 5 of 5 stars

This is an excellent book for elementary-aged students through adults. I may be slightly biased, having been a history major in my undergraduate career, but the book is a wonderful teaching tool if one has an interest in Virginia history, a balanced portrayal of the Jamestown settlement, or is just looking for a quick read based upon actual events.

The book is narrated in the present tense by Samuel Collier, John Smith’s servant during the settlement’s start-up. Samuel is a typical boy who all o...more

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Elisa Carbone was raised in Arlington, Virginia. She attended college at University of Maryland and also received two master’s degrees from University of Maryland, one in Speech Communication and the other in Education.
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