As a key official in the Virginia colony and an author, Hamor provided one of the earliest detailed accounts of early life in America. His work, published in 1615, serves as an essential source for understanding the colony. It meticulously details early events, including the marriage of Pocahontas and John Rolfe, as well as the beginnings of tobacco cultivation. Through his writing, Hamor captured the political and social climate of the time, making him a significant figure for the study of colonial history.
This book is a firsthand account of life in Virginia in the early 17th century. It includes descriptions of English townes and fortes, as well as the peace concluded with the local natives. The authors provide a unique perspective on the early days of the Virginia colony.
Title: Dreyzehente Schiffahrt darinnnen ein Warhafftiger und Gründtlicher Bericht von dem jtzigen Zustandt der Landschafft Virginien: auch wie nunmehr der Friede mit den Indianern beschlossen ... Author: Ralph Hamor Publisher: Gale, Sabin Americana Description: Based on Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500--1926 contains a collection of books, pamphlets, serials and other works about the Americas, from the time of their discovery to the early 1900s. Sabin Americana is rich in original accounts of discovery and exploration, pioneering and westward expansion, the U.S. Civil War and other military actions, Native Americans, slavery and abolition, religious history and more. Sabin Americana offers an up-close perspective on life in the western hemisphere, encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores of North America in the late 15th century to the first decades of the 20th century. Covering a span of over 400 years in North, Central and South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection highlights the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture, contemporary opinions and momentous events of the time. It provides access to documents from an assortment of genres, sermons, political tracts, newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation, literature and more. Now for the first time, these high-quality digital scans of original works are available via print-on-demand, making them readily accessible to libraries, students, independent scholars, and readers of all ages. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ SourceLibrary: Huntington Library DocumentID: SABCP01431500 CollectionID: CTRG94-B5512 PublicationDate: 16170101 SourceBibCitation: Selected Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to America Notes: "Sampt einer Relation, wie König Powhatans in Virginien Tochter Pocahuntas genant Christlichen getaufft ..." Collation: 76 p., [5] leaves of plates (1 folded): ill., map