SEA VENTURE: The Ship That Rescued Jamestown and Established the English Presence in the New World

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SEA VEfTTURE: The Ship That Rescued Jamestown and Established the English Presence in the New World By Hieran Doherty 228 Pgs, Illustrated, 7-in ? 9.5-in, Hardback. ISBN: 0-3 12-3 5453-3 - $24.95. St Martin's Press, New York, NY; www.StMartins.coin; 646-307-5151

With its release coordinated to coincide with a gala weekend celebration of the 400th anniversary of the settling of Jamestown, Virginia, this absorbing new look at the birthplace of America's history brings into focus how close this country came to not happening at all. Had the 60 seriouslyill, bedraggled Jamestown colonists who had ...

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