The Birth of the Nation, Jamestown, 1607

"The Birth of the Nation, Jamestown, 1607" by Sara Agnes Rice Pryor is a story about when the English created Jamestown in Virginia. The book tells of the settlers' reasons for being there, their hard times, and their meetings with others. It's about the start of America's history, showing people like Sir Walter Raleigh and Captain John Smith, as well as what happened between the settlers and the people who already lived there. It starts by thinking about how important Jamestown was and how it was celebrated 300 years later, remembering how the first explorers felt when they arrived on strange land. The beginning talks about people from the past, like Columbus and other explorers, and gets ready to tell the story of the English settlers who wanted to take land even though it was dangerous because of the native people.