RICHARD OF JAMESTOWN

by James Otis


CONTENTS


[ FOREWORD ]

[ WHO I AM ]

[ CAPTAIN JOHN SMITH COMES TO LONDON ]

[ THE PLANS OF THE LONDON COMPANY ]

[ THE VESSELS OF THE FLEET ]

[ HOW I EARNED MY PASSAGE ]

[ NATHANIEL'S STORY ]

[ WE MAKE SAIL AGAIN ]

[ THE FIRST ISLAND ]

[ CAPTAIN SMITH A PRISONER ]

[ I ATTEND MY MASTER ]

[ SEVERAL ISLANDS VISITED ]

[ A VARIETY OF WILD GAME ]

[ THE TEMPEST ]

[ THE NEW COUNTRY SIGHTED ]

[ THE LEADER NOT KNOWN ]

[ ARRIVAL AT CHESAPEAKE BAY ]

[ AN ATTACK BY THE SAVAGES ]

[ READING THE LONDON COMPANY'S ORDERS ]

[ EXPLORING THE COUNTRY ]

[ THE PEOPLE LAND FROM THE SHIPS ]

[ CAPTAIN SMITH PROVEN INNOCENT ]

[ WE WHO WERE LEFT BEHIND ]

[ BAKING BREAD WITHOUT OVENS ]

[ AN UNEQUAL DIVISION OF LABOR ]

[ BUILDING A HOUSE OF LOGS ]

[ KEEPING HOUSE ]

[ LACK OF CLEANLINESS IN THE VILLAGE ]

[ CAVE HOMES ]

[ THE GOLDEN FEVER ]

[ DUCKS AND OYSTERS ]

[ ROASTING OYSTERS ]

[ LEARNING TO COOK OTHER THINGS ]

[ THE SWEET POTATO ROOT ]

[ A TOUCH OF HOMESICKNESS ]

[ MASTER HUNT'S PREACHING ]

[ NEGLECTING TO PROVIDE FOR THE FUTURE ]

[ SURPRISED BY SAVAGES ]

[ STRENGTHENING THE FORT ]

[ A TIME OF SICKNESS AND DEATH ]

[ CAPTAIN SMITH GAINS AUTHORITY ]

[ DISAGREEABLE MEASURES OF DISCIPLINE ]

[ SIGNS OF REBELLION ]

[ THE SECOND PROCLAMATION ]

[ BUILDING A FORTIFIED VILLAGE ]

[ TRAPPING TURKEYS ]

[ A CRUDE KIND OF CHIMNEY ]

[ COOKING A TURKEY ]

[ CANDLES OR RUSHLIGHTS ]

[ THE VISIT OF POCAHONTAS ]

[ CAPTAIN KENDALL'S PLOT ]

[ THE DEATH OF CAPTAIN KENDALL ]

[ CAPTAIN SMITH'S EXPEDITION AND RETURN ]

[ AN EXCITING ADVENTURE ]

[ TAKEN BEFORE POWHATAN ]

[ POCAHONTAS BEGS FOR SMITH'S LIFE ]

[ THE EFFECT OF CAPTAIN SMITH'S RETURN ]

[ A NEW CHURCH ]

[ CAPTAIN NEWPORT'S RETURN ]

[ GOLD SEEKERS ]

[ A WORTHLESS CARGO ]

[ THE CONDITION OF THE COLONY ]

[ TOBACCO ]

[ CAPTAIN NEWPORT'S RETURN ]

[ MASTER HUNT BRINGS GREAT NEWS ]

[ CAPTAIN NEWPORT'S INSTRUCTIONS ]

[ THE STORY OF ROANOKE ]

[ THE CROWNING OF POWHATAN ]

[ PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE ]

[ STEALING THE COMPANY'S GOODS ]

[ WHAT THE THIEVING LED TO ]

[ FEAR OF FAMINE IN A LAND OF PLENTY ]

[ THE UNHEALTHFUL LOCATION ]

[ GATHERING OYSTERS ]

[ PREPARING STURGEON FOR FOOD ]

[ TURPENTINE AND TAR ]

[ THE MAKING OF CLAPBOARDS ]

[ PROVIDING FOR THE CHILDREN ]

[ DREAMS OF THE FUTURE ]

[ A PLAGUE OF RATS ]

[ TREACHERY DURING CAPTAIN SMITH'S ABSENCE ]

[ CAPTAIN SMITH'S SPEECH ]

[ THE NEW LAWS ]

[ THE ACCIDENT ]

[ CAPTAIN SMITH'S DEPARTURE ]

[ THE "STARVING TIME" ]

[ OUR COURAGE GIVES OUT ]

[ ABANDONING JAMESTOWN ]

[ LORD DE LA WARR'S ARRIVAL ]

[ THE YOUNG PLANTERS ]


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FOREWORD