COLONIAL AMERICA
American Schemers
On the 400th anniversary of Jamestown, several new books tell the harrowing tale behind the myth.
Americans have traditionally abridged Jamestown's story to the single scene of Pocahontas saving the life of Captain John Smith.
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Reviewed by Tony Horwitz
Sunday, March 11, 2007
THE JAMESTOWN PROJECT
By Karen Ordahl Kupperman
Harvard Univ. 380 pp. $29.95
SAVAGE KINGDOM
The True Story
of Jamestown, 1607, and the Settlement
of America
By Benjamin Woolley
HarperCollins. 496 pp. $27.50
THE BIRTH OF BLACK AMERICA
The First African Americans and the Pursuit of Freedom at Jamestown
By Tim Hashaw
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