love and hate in jamestown by david a price

Price relates the entire riveting story of the founding of Virginia. Fortunately, the book ranges more widely than that. Journalist Price's subtitle suggests that the book might be only about John Smith and Pocahontas - who 'crossed into one another's cultures more than any other Englishman or native woman had done' - as well as about Pocahontas's eventual husband, John Rolfe. 'This sparkling book retells a beloved tale in modern terms. 'The most historically correct and stylistically elegant rendering of John Smith and Pocahontas that I have ever read.' - Joseph J. 'A stylishly written, authoritative retelling of the opening of the first permanent English settlement in the New World.' - Harvard Magazine Price interweaves all these elements with a graceful, reportorial style that never forgets the humanity of the individuals involved.' - Orlando Sentinel 'Greed, arrogance, intrigue, valor, stupidity, suspense, and cataclysmic tragedy. Love and Hate in Jamestown deserves an honored spot in any history buff's library.' - Dallas-Fort Worth Star-Telegram 'Not only intellectually palatable, but also a juicy feast of compelling storytelling. Full of drama, tragedy, and heartbreak.' - Richmond Times-Dispatch

'Price clears away the misconceptions and sugar-coated half truths to reveal the true story of the Virginia Colony. Price has given the Jamestown story a contemporary freshness.' - The Boston Globe Price focuses on the human story of Jamestown, nearly mythic in its resonances.' - The New York Times Print: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | IndieBoundĪudio: Apple Books/iTunes | Audible | Google Play

Love and Hate in Jamestown gives a rare balanced view of relations between the English and the natives and debunks popular myths about the colony. Price paints intimate portraits of the major figures and their conflicts: from the formidable monarch Chief Powhatan, to the resourceful but unpopular leader John Smith, to the spirited Pocahontas. Critics have hailed Love and Hate in Jamestown as history at its best, combining readable narrative and authoritative research.ĭrawing on extensive original documents, David A. Love and Hate in Jamestown tells the astonishing story and brings the Jamestown colony fully and accurately to life.

The Survival Story of America's Beginning A New York Times Notable Book of the YearĮnglish America came close to disappearing in its very first years.

Love and hate in jamestown by david a price