Colonial history quiz: Bartholomew who? A skeleton in Jamestown, Va., brings new fame to one of America's forgotten founders.(FEATURES)(CURRENTS)

From: The Christian Science Monitor | Date: June 16, 2005 | Copyright information

Byline: Teresa Mendez Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor

Seventh-grader Vivienne Clark from Albuquerque, N.M., can rattle off facts about Bartholomew Gosnold: In 1602 he sailed to New England, becoming the first English explorer to set foot on Cape Cod. He captained one of the ships that carried settlers to Jamestown, Va., in 1607.

"I actually think he may have made a better leader in Jamestown than John Smith," Vivienne says with some authority. S...

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