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the shipwreck that saved jamestown the sea venture castaways and the fate of america
the english had long dreamed of colonizing america especially after sir francis drake brought home spanish treasure and dramatic tales from his raids in the caribbean . ambitions of finding gold and planting a new world colony seemed within reach when in 1606 thomas smythe extended overseas trade with the launch of the virginia company . but from the beginning the american enterprise was a disaster . within two years warfare with indians and dissent among the settlers threatened to destroy smythes jamestown just as it had raleighs roanoke a generation earlier.to rescue the doomed colonists and restore order the company chose a new leader thomas gates . nine ships left plymouth in the summer of 1609 the largest fleet england had ever assembled and sailed into the teeth of a storm so violent that it beat all light from heaven . the inspiration for shakespeares the tempest the hurricane separated the flagship from the fleet driving it onto reefs off the coast of bermuda a lucky shipwreck all hands survived that proved to be the turning point in the colonys fortune .
compact disc tantor media 2008 isbn13 9781400109470 isbn10 1400109477
abridged n isbn 13 9781400109470 number in series 1 publisher tantor media inc release date 62135769600000