Beginning with a description of the land and waterways as they were then, the book also provides a portrait of the native peoples who lived and worked on themas well as the motives, and the means, the recently arrived English had at their disposal for learning about a world only they thought of as "new." Readers are then taken along on John Smith's two expeditions to map the bay, an account drawn largely from Smith's own journals and told by the coauthor, an avid sailor, with a complete reconstruction of the winds, tides, and local currents Smith would have faced.
The authors then examine the region in more detail: the major river valleys, the various parts of the Eastern Shore, and the head of the Bay. Each area is mapped and described, with added sections on how the Native Americans used the specific natural resources available, how English settlements spread, and what has happened to the native people since the English arrived. The book concludes with a discussion on the changes in the region's waters and its plant and animal life since John Smith's timesome of which reflect the natural shifts over time in this dynamic ecosystem, others the result of the increased human population and the demands that come with it.
Published by the University of Virginia Press in association with Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network, and the U.S. National Park Service, Virginia Department of Historic Resources, and Maryland Historical Trust.
Beginning with a description of the land and waterways as they were then, the book also provides a portrait of the native peoples who lived and worked on themas well as the motives, and the means, the recently arrived English had at their disposal for learning about a world only they thought of as "new." Readers are then taken along on John Smith's two expeditions to map the bay, an account drawn largely from Smith's own journals and told by the coauthor, an avid sailor, with a complete reconstruction of the winds, tides, and local currents Smith would have faced.
The authors then examine the region in more detail: the major river valleys, the various parts of the Eastern Shore, and the head of the Bay. Each area is mapped and described, with added sections on how the Native Americans used the specific natural resources available, how English settlements spread, and what has happened to the native people since the English arrived. The book concludes with a discussion on the changes in the region's waters and its plant and animal life since John Smith's timesome of which reflect the natural shifts over time in this dynamic ecosystem, others the result of the increased human population and the demands that come with it.
Published by the University of Virginia Press in association with Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network, and the U.S. National Park Service, Virginia Department of Historic Resources, and Maryland Historical Trust.
John Smith's Chesapeake Voyages, 1607-1609
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780813927282 |
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Publisher: | University of Virginia Press |
Publication date: | 11/05/2008 |
Edition description: | New Edition |
Pages: | 402 |
Sales rank: | 1,025,667 |
Product dimensions: | 6.50(w) x 9.20(h) x 1.00(d) |
Age Range: | 18 Years |