Well, all right, I confess--I didn't write this whole book, only two chapters: "Henricus: A New and Improved Jamestown" about the abortive attempt to build a second settlement up the James River from Jamestown, and "The Tyme Appointed" about the carefully planned Powhatan Indian uprising of 1622 that very nearly changed the history of the United States.

The book was published in commemmoration of the 400th anniversary of the first English settlement in America. Queen Elizabeth was given a copy when she visited Jamestown in 2007. I like to think she read my chapters first.

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1607

Jamestown and the New World

The first permanent English settlement in North America was established at Jamestown, Virginia – thirteen years before the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock. 1607: Jamestown and the New World, tells the stories of the Indians who lived here before the English arrived, of the settlers who crossed the ocean, and of what happened when Old and New Worlds met.

Drawn from the pages of the popular history magazine Colonial Williamsburg and gathered to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the settlement, the stories in 1607: Jamestown and the New World are written by prominent historians and journalists and lavishly illustrated with period illustrations and dramatically reconstructed scenes.  

List price: hardbound $34.95; softbound $19.95.