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Jamestown Resources

There is a wealth of materials available, both in print and on the web, about Jamestown, its history and its settlers. Listed below are just a few of the more outstanding books and websites.

Books

  • Captain John Smith - Jamestown and the Birth of the American Dream; Thomas and Dorothy Hoobler; Wiley, 2005.
  • Captain John Smith - A Select Edition of His Writings; Dr. Karen Ordalh Kupperman, editor; University of North Carolina Press, 1988.
  • Pocahontas - Medicine Woman, Spy, Entrepreneur, Diplomat; Paula Gunn Allen; Harper, San Francisco, 2004.
  • Pocahontas, Powhatan, Opechancanough: Three Indian Lives Changed by Jamestown; Helen C. Rountree, University of Virginia Press, 2005
  • Adventurers of Purse and Person Virginia 1607-1624/25 Fourth Edition. John Frederick Dorman editor; Volume One, Families A-F; 2004 (reprinted 2005); Volume Two, Families G- P, 2005 (reprinted 2007); Volume Three, Families R-Z; 2007; Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore, MD (Can be purchased from the Jamestowne Society)
  • Virginia Immigrants and Adventurers, 1607-1635: A Biographical Dictionary; Martha W. McCartney, Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore 2007 (Can be purchased from the Jamestowne Society)
  • Documentary History of Jamestown Island; Martha W. McCartney; Colonial Williamsburg Foundation; Williamsburg, VA; 2000

On the Web

  • Historic Jamestowne presented by the National Park Service
  • Jamestowne Rediscovery archaeological project by the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities
  • Historic Jamestowne jointly administered by the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities and the National Park Service
  • John Smith's Chesapeake Bay Adventures a Sultana Project in conjunction with the Maryland State Department of Education and the Friends of the John Smith Chesapeake National Water Trail. Learn about John Smith and sailing on the Chesapeake Bay.
  • The Jamestown Online Adventure, an interactive game that teaches Jamestown history
  • Virtual Jamestowne a digital research, teaching and learning project that explores the legacies of the Jamestown settlement and "the Virginia experiment"