A brave vessel : the true tale of the castaways who rescued Jamestown / Hobson Woodward.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: New York, N.Y. : Penguin Books, 2009.Description: xiv, 268 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9780143117520
  • 0143117521
Other title:
  • True tale of the castaways who rescued Jamestown
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • F 234 .J3 W65 2009
Contents:
Poet of London -- Aboard for Jamestown -- Ocean bound -- Hurricane -- Rogue wave -- Devil's land -- Angel's garden -- New life -- Rebellion -- Away to Virginia -- Relief from home -- Forest people -- Blood in the snow -- Poison -- Bound for England -- Blackfriars surprise -- Bermuda ghosts -- After the storm.
Summary: Recounts the story of aspiring writer William Strachey, who was shipwrecked on Bermuda en route to the Jamestown settlement in 1609 and wrote of his experiences, which provided the inspiration for one of Shakespeare's plays (The Tempest).
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Book Storms Research Center Main Collection F 234 .J3 W65 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 98648663

Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-257) and index.

Poet of London -- Aboard for Jamestown -- Ocean bound -- Hurricane -- Rogue wave -- Devil's land -- Angel's garden -- New life -- Rebellion -- Away to Virginia -- Relief from home -- Forest people -- Blood in the snow -- Poison -- Bound for England -- Blackfriars surprise -- Bermuda ghosts -- After the storm.

Recounts the story of aspiring writer William Strachey, who was shipwrecked on Bermuda en route to the Jamestown settlement in 1609 and wrote of his experiences, which provided the inspiration for one of Shakespeare's plays (The Tempest).

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