A Pictorial Booklet on Early Jamestown Commodities and Industries

"A Pictorial Booklet on Early Jamestown Commodities and Industries" by J. Paul Hudson is a mid-20th-century historical exploration of the Jamestown settlement's early industries and goods. Through vivid pictures and descriptions, it reveals how settlers strived to build a lasting colony in the 1600s. The book shines a light on many trades, such as making boats, cutting timber, creating glass, and growing tobacco, and it also deals with the financial effects of these endeavors for both the town and trade with England. As readers explore the triumphs and setbacks encountered by these colonists in agriculture and factories—from trying to raise grapes for wine to making iron—they will better understand Jamestown’s important function as a launchpad for American business and new ideas.