Captain John Smith covered countless leagues of the Chesapeake Bay and its many tributary rivers, and documented his experiences. This illustrated book takes the reader on Smith's exploratory voyages and reconstructs the Chesapeake environment and its people as Smith encountered them.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
ISBN-10
0813927285
ISBN-13
9780813927282
eBay Product ID (ePID)
66975245
Product Key Features
Author
Helen C. Rountree, Wayne E. Clark, Kent Mountford
Publication Name
John Smith's Chesapeake Voyages, 1607-1609
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2008
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
402 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.2in
Item Height
1in
Item Width
6.1in
Item Weight
30.5 Oz
Additional Product Features
Reviews
Not only an engaging account of Smith's travels around Chesapeake Bay but also a fresh and exciting introduction to the native peoples in their natural environment at the time of English exploration and settlement.... Crisply and clearly written. The style should delight the general reader., "Not only an engaging account of Smith's travels around Chesapeake Bay but also a fresh and exciting introduction to the native peoples in their natural environment at the time of English exploration and settlement.... Crisply and clearly written. The style should delight the general reader." -- Brooks Miles Barnes, Eastern Shore Public Library, coeditor of Seashore Chronicles: Three Centuries of the Virginia Barrier Islands
Target Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Topic
United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), Cultural Heritage, Adventurers & Explorers, General, United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), Expeditions & Discoveries, Historical, Native American
Dewey Decimal
917.55/18
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
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