The Jamestown Project
- ISBN-10
- 0674024745
- ISBN-13
- 9780674024748
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 380
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Author
- Karen Ordahl Kupperman
Description
A history of the Jamestown colony, draws on archaeological, environmental, and historical research to describe the lives of the early settlers and their complex relationship with local Native American tribes.
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