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the shipwreck that saved jamestown the sea venture castaways and the fate of america
p a rip snortin story of shipwreck intrigue horror courage risk luck and will ... gripping . publishers weekly p the english were latecomers to america and their initial attempts to establish an overseas empire met with dismal failure . in 1609 another disaster set the final course of this dramatic history when the sea venture the ship dispatched by london investors to rescue the starving settlers at jamestown collided with a ferocious hurricane and was shipwrecked off the coast of bermuda . this riveting historical narrative describes how the 150 castaways were seduced by the islands unexpected pleasures for almost a year and were later riven by mutinies when ordered to continue on to virginia . ultimately they built boats with their own hands and arrived safely in jamestown to face the daunting task of rebuilding americas first permanent colony .
paperback holt rinehart and winston 2009 isbn13 9780805090253 isbn10 0805090258
abridged n isbn 13 9780805090253 number in series 1 number of pages 322 publisher henry holt & co release date 1248134400000