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Richard of Jamestown

by James Otis

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Author
Otis, James, 1848-1912
Title
Richard of Jamestown : a Story of the Virginia Colony
Credits
Produced by Martin Robb, and David Widger
Language
English
LoC Class
PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Subject
Virginia -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Juvenile fiction
Category
Text
eBook-No.
7465
Project Gutenberg
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7465
Release Date
February 1, 2005
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.RICHARD OF JAMESTOWN
  2. 2.by James Otis
  3. 3.FOREWORD
  4. 4.WHO I AM
  5. 5.CAPTAIN JOHN SMITH COMES TO LONDON
  6. 6.THE PLANS OF THE LONDON COMPANY
  7. 7.THE VESSELS OF THE FLEET
  8. 8.HOW I EARNED MY PASSAGE
  9. 9.NATHANIEL'S STORY
  10. 10.WE MAKE SAIL AGAIN
  11. 11.THE FIRST ISLAND
  12. 12.CAPTAIN SMITH A PRISONER
  13. 13.I ATTEND MY MASTER
  14. 14.SEVERAL ISLANDS VISITED
  15. 15.A VARIETY OF WILD GAME
  16. 16.THE TEMPEST
  17. 17.THE NEW COUNTRY SIGHTED
  18. 18.THE LEADER NOT KNOWN
  19. 19.ARRIVAL AT CHESAPEAKE BAY
  20. 20.AN ATTACK BY THE SAVAGES
  21. 21.READING THE LONDON COMPANY'S ORDERS
  22. 22.EXPLORING THE COUNTRY
  23. 23.THE PEOPLE LAND FROM THE SHIPS
  24. 24.CAPTAIN SMITH PROVEN INNOCENT
  25. 25.WE WHO WERE LEFT BEHIND
  26. 26.BAKING BREAD WITHOUT OVENS
  27. 27.AN UNEQUAL DIVISION OF LABOR
  28. 28.BUILDING A HOUSE OF LOGS
  29. 29.KEEPING HOUSE
  30. 30.LACK OF CLEANLINESS IN THE VILLAGE
  31. 31.CAVE HOMES
  32. 32.THE GOLDEN FEVER
  33. 33.DUCKS AND OYSTERS
  34. 34.ROASTING OYSTERS
  35. 35.LEARNING TO COOK OTHER THINGS
  36. 36.THE SWEET POTATO ROOT
  37. 37.A TOUCH OF HOMESICKNESS
  38. 38.MASTER HUNT'S PREACHING
  39. 39.NEGLECTING TO PROVIDE FOR THE FUTURE
  40. 40.SURPRISED BY SAVAGES
  41. 41.STRENGTHENING THE FORT
  42. 42.A TIME OF SICKNESS AND DEATH
  43. 43.CAPTAIN SMITH GAINS AUTHORITY
  44. 44.DISAGREEABLE MEASURES OF DISCIPLINE
  45. 45.SIGNS OF REBELLION
  46. 46.THE SECOND PROCLAMATION
  47. 47.BUILDING A FORTIFIED VILLAGE
  48. 48.TRAPPING TURKEYS
  49. 49.A CRUDE KIND OF CHIMNEY
  50. 50.COOKING A TURKEY
  51. 51.CANDLES OR RUSHLIGHTS
  52. 52.THE VISIT OF POCAHONTAS
  53. 53.CAPTAIN KENDALL'S PLOT
  54. 54.THE DEATH OF CAPTAIN KENDALL
  55. 55.CAPTAIN SMITH'S EXPEDITION AND RETURN
  56. 56.AN EXCITING ADVENTURE
  57. 57.TAKEN BEFORE POWHATAN
  58. 58.POCAHONTAS BEGS FOR SMITH'S LIFE
  59. 59.THE EFFECT OF CAPTAIN SMITH'S RETURN
  60. 60.A NEW CHURCH
  61. 61.CAPTAIN NEWPORT'S RETURN
  62. 62.GOLD SEEKERS
  63. 63.A WORTHLESS CARGO
  64. 64.THE CONDITION OF THE COLONY
  65. 65.TOBACCO
  66. 66.CAPTAIN NEWPORT'S RETURN
  67. 67.MASTER HUNT BRINGS GREAT NEWS
  68. 68.CAPTAIN NEWPORT'S INSTRUCTIONS
  69. 69.THE STORY OF ROANOKE
  70. 70.THE CROWNING OF POWHATAN
  71. 71.PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE
  72. 72.STEALING THE COMPANY'S GOODS
  73. 73.WHAT THE THIEVING LED TO
  74. 74.FEAR OF FAMINE IN A LAND OF PLENTY
  75. 75.THE UNHEALTHFUL LOCATION
  76. 76.GATHERING OYSTERS
  77. 77.PREPARING STURGEON FOR FOOD
  78. 78.TURPENTINE AND TAR
  79. 79.THE MAKING OF CLAPBOARDS
  80. 80.PROVIDING FOR THE CHILDREN
  81. 81.DREAMS OF THE FUTURE
  82. 82.A PLAGUE OF RATS
  83. 83.TREACHERY DURING CAPTAIN SMITH'S ABSENCE
  84. 84.CAPTAIN SMITH'S SPEECH
  85. 85.THE NEW LAWS
  86. 86.THE ACCIDENT
  87. 87.CAPTAIN SMITH'S DEPARTURE
  88. 88.THE "STARVING TIME"
  89. 89.OUR COURAGE GIVES OUT
  90. 90.ABANDONING JAMESTOWN
  91. 91.LORD DE LA WARR'S ARRIVAL
  92. 92.THE YOUNG PLANTERS

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