The Paradox of Jamestown by Christopher Collier Collier
History is dramatic--and the renowned, award-winning authors Christopher Collier and James Lincoln Collier demonstrate this in a compelling series aimed at young readers. Covering American history from the founding of Jamestown through present day, these volumes explore far beyond the dates and events of a historical chronicle to present a moving illumination of the ideas, opinions, attitudes, and tribulations that led to the birth of this great nation. The Paradox of Jamestown discusses the circumstances surrounding English colonization of Virginia and the evolution of slavery in that colony. Beginning with an examination of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century life in England, the authors explain many of the reasons--social, political, religious, and economic--people chose to leave the Old World for a new life in the Americas. They describe the early interactions between the settlers and the Indians, the difficulties those groups had in establishing cooperative relationships, and the many difficulties the settlers had in adjusting to life in the New World. Read about the effects of the growing market for tobacco back in England, the gradual changes in how the new colony was governed, and the growing dependence on the slave trade.CHRISTOPHER COLLIER is a Pulitzer Prize-nominated author and former professor of history at the University of Connecticut. He is also the Connecticut State Historian. Decision in Philadelphia, as well as the now-classic young adult historical novels My Brother Sam is Dead and Jump Ship to Freedom, were co-written with James Lincoln Collier.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780761404378 |
| ISBN 10 | 0761404376 |
| Title | The Paradox of Jamestown |
| Author | Christopher Collier Collier |
| Series | Drama Of American History |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Cavendish Square Publishing |
| Year published | 1997-09-01 |
| Number of pages | 96 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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