Table of Contents

Acknowledgments. Prologue. 1. Dreams of Glory. 2. "To Conquer Is to Live." 3. Voyagers West. 4. The "First Mover" of Jamestown. 5. A Charge of Mutiny. 6. Disease, Dissension, and Death. 7. The Great American Myth. 8. Conflicting Agendas. 9. Seeking the Future. 10. Smith vs. Newport. 11. Smith vs. Powhatan. 12. Smith Takes Charge. 13. "My Hands Have Been My Lands." 14. The Dream Survives the Man. Notes. For Further Reading. Index.

About the Author

DOROTHY and THOMAS HOOBLER are well experienced at writing on historical topics. Their ten-volume series for Oxford Uni-versity Press, The American Family Albums, was acclaimed in the New York Times and Newsday and has received awards from educational and literary groups. Their novel, In Darkness, Death, won a 2005 Edgar Award for young adult fiction.