{"product_id":"savage-kingdom-the-true-story-of-jamestown-1607-and-the-settlement-of-america-9780060090579","title":"Savage Kingdom: The True Story of Jamestown, 1607, and the Settlement of America","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Brilliantly framed . . . fascinating . . . a well-told story of discovery, conquest, business, and politics.\" -- \u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFour centuries ago, and 14 years before the Mayflower, a group of men--led by a one-armed ex-pirate, an epileptic aristocrat, a reprobate cleric and a government spy--left London aboard a fleet of three ships. Despite their shortcomings, and against the odds, they built Jamestown, a ramshackle outpost that laid the foundations of the British Empire and the United States of America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on new discoveries, neglected sources, and manuscript collections scattered across the world, Savage Kingdom challenges the textbook image of Jamestown as a mere money-making venture. It reveals a reckless, daring enterprise led by outcasts of the Old World who found themselves interlopers in a new one. An intimate story in an epic setting, it shows how the land of Pocahontas came to be drawn into a new global order.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Benjamin Woolley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/08\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.02h x 5.36w x 0.94d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060090579\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWoolley, Benjamin:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBenjamin Woolley is an award-winning writer and broadcaster. He is the author of the best-selling \u003cem\u003eThe Queen's Conjuror: The Life and Magic of Dr. John Dee\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eHeal Thyself: Nicholas Culpeper and the Civil War for the Heart of Medicine in Seventeenth-Century England\u003c\/em\u003e. His first book, \u003cem\u003eVirtual Worlds\u003c\/em\u003e, was short-listed for the Rhône-Poulenc Prize and has been translated into eight languages. His second work, \u003cem\u003eThe Bride of Science\u003c\/em\u003e, examined the life of Ada Lovelace, Lord Byron's daughter. He has written and presented documentaries for the BBC on subjects ranging from the fight for liberty during the English Civil War to the end of the Space Age. He has won the Arts Journalist of the Year Award and an Emmy for his commentary for Discovery's \u003cem\u003eThree Minutes to Impact\u003c\/em\u003e. He lives in London.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43097783828595,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":18.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_95e7dec4-9a21-4205-8173-6c926fc0b183.jpg?v=1748614881","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/savage-kingdom-the-true-story-of-jamestown-1607-and-the-settlement-of-america-9780060090579","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}