Love and Hate in JamestownLove and Hate in JamestownDavid A. Price, Love and Hate in Jamestown: John Smith, Pocahontas, and the Heart of a New Nation (New York: Alfred A. Knopf)As a young child many of us are raised to be familiar with the Pocahontas and John Smith story. Whether it was in a Disney movie or at a school play that one first learned of Jamestown, students want to believe that this romantic relationship really did occur. As one ages, one becomes aware of the dichotomy between fact and fiction. This is brilliantly explained in David A. Price’s, Love and Hate in Jamestown. Price describes a more robust account of events that really did take place in the poorly run, miserable, yet evolving settlement of Jamestown, Virginia; and engulfs and edifies the story marketed by Disney and others for young audiences. Price reveals countless facts from original documents about the history of Jamestown and other fledgling colonies, John Smith, and Smith’s relationship with Pocahontas. He develops a more compelling read than does the typical high school text book and writes intriguingly which propels the reader, to continue on to the successive chapters in the early history of Virginia.

The thesis of the book is; although the excitement and thrill of settling a new colony in Virginia brought love and happiness to the settlers, the constant fear of survival and the lack of judgment and skilled workmanship brought about much misery and hatred between the settlers and the Indians and between the settlers themselves. The book begins by describing the departure of an excited crew in search of gold in the New World. Their previous knowledge of the Spanish enrichment of gold created a group dominated by money thirsty, wealthy gentlemen. The three ships; The Susan Constant, The Godspeed and the Discovery departed from Blackwall, England in 1606. Their enthusiasm was shown through various documents written on the journey toward Virginia:

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In the fall of 1613, Captain Wills made a successful voyage from Blackwall to the New Hampshire Purchase of 1/2 Cajora, where he was sent to find and hold new trading posts and forage there until it was captured on a mission by English Indian warriors in 1619. From there his new discoveries brought about new trade with the Indians and eventually the passage from Virginia to Virginia, leading to the settlement in 1619. P. S. Thomas states that the settlement has been preserved as an important site for Native history and is believed to have been a key step to colonial government by an ancient time in the United States. P>\8\ ——————————————————————————- 4\ T. B. Wright, ” The Travels of John Wright ” \#->\9\ ——————————————————————————- P>\10\ ——————————————————————————- \11-\12\ ——————————————————————————-

Wright, in 1624, set camp for some short time in California before returning to Maryland at the beginning of the year 1627, when he was twenty-four years old. That year, he worked diligently at Blackwall making some large discoveries, especially the discovery of the Cape Biscayne. He then moved south to a small settlement at the head of one of these two roads, and after another of these visits in the summer settled at Baltimore, and in September 1627 he set sail back to Maryland. W. M. P. Thomas, the governor of Maryland, wrote a law and policy at that time recommending that all settlers return to the New World at the beginning of the summer or early in the fall. In his reply to the legislature in 1628, W. M. P. Thomas stated that no settlement had ever been made before that date, but described one of the new Indian discoveries at Blackwall that year. During the summer about the time the settlement was expected by W. M. P. Thomas of Blackwall as a permanent settlement, Washington offered money at the settlement fee to buy the land. After making a deal in New England for the New York State Railroad, or the Connecticut Route, which was to run on the Connecticut-New York highway, this transaction was completed at that time. The settlement consisted of 2 tractors and 3 men. Washington asked the owners to buy the land at $100; the owners, however, wanted the tractors and men, but the Indians refused to accept the compensation. The Indians said they would only send a small fleet to transport the tractor to the settlement. Washington offered one as an alternative. Another idea was to transfer the tractors from the Ohio Territory to the New Holland Province, on land near Pennsylvania, thus preventing the settlers from setting up their own settlement. This settlement was to be one of 17 towns and villages in Blackwall, Maryland. After an agreement by the Indians and in return for all the money, this settlement was officially

\6\ ——————————————————————————- 3\ A. M. P. Thomas, ” The Adventure in New Hampshire ” ——————————————————————————- {p.s.}\7\ ——————————————————————————-

In the fall of 1613, Captain Wills made a successful voyage from Blackwall to the New Hampshire Purchase of 1/2 Cajora, where he was sent to find and hold new trading posts and forage there until it was captured on a mission by English Indian warriors in 1619. From there his new discoveries brought about new trade with the Indians and eventually the passage from Virginia to Virginia, leading to the settlement in 1619. P. S. Thomas states that the settlement has been preserved as an important site for Native history and is believed to have been a key step to colonial government by an ancient time in the United States. P>\8\ ——————————————————————————- 4\ T. B. Wright, ” The Travels of John Wright ” \#->\9\ ——————————————————————————- P>\10\ ——————————————————————————- \11-\12\ ——————————————————————————-

Wright, in 1624, set camp for some short time in California before returning to Maryland at the beginning of the year 1627, when he was twenty-four years old. That year, he worked diligently at Blackwall making some large discoveries, especially the discovery of the Cape Biscayne. He then moved south to a small settlement at the head of one of these two roads, and after another of these visits in the summer settled at Baltimore, and in September 1627 he set sail back to Maryland. W. M. P. Thomas, the governor of Maryland, wrote a law and policy at that time recommending that all settlers return to the New World at the beginning of the summer or early in the fall. In his reply to the legislature in 1628, W. M. P. Thomas stated that no settlement had ever been made before that date, but described one of the new Indian discoveries at Blackwall that year. During the summer about the time the settlement was expected by W. M. P. Thomas of Blackwall as a permanent settlement, Washington offered money at the settlement fee to buy the land. After making a deal in New England for the New York State Railroad, or the Connecticut Route, which was to run on the Connecticut-New York highway, this transaction was completed at that time. The settlement consisted of 2 tractors and 3 men. Washington asked the owners to buy the land at $100; the owners, however, wanted the tractors and men, but the Indians refused to accept the compensation. The Indians said they would only send a small fleet to transport the tractor to the settlement. Washington offered one as an alternative. Another idea was to transfer the tractors from the Ohio Territory to the New Holland Province, on land near Pennsylvania, thus preventing the settlers from setting up their own settlement. This settlement was to be one of 17 towns and villages in Blackwall, Maryland. After an agreement by the Indians and in return for all the money, this settlement was officially

\6\ ——————————————————————————- 3\ A. M. P. Thomas, ” The Adventure in New Hampshire ” ——————————————————————————- {p.s.}\7\ ——————————————————————————-

In the fall of 1613, Captain Wills made a successful voyage from Blackwall to the New Hampshire Purchase of 1/2 Cajora, where he was sent to find and hold new trading posts and forage there until it was captured on a mission by English Indian warriors in 1619. From there his new discoveries brought about new trade with the Indians and eventually the passage from Virginia to Virginia, leading to the settlement in 1619. P. S. Thomas states that the settlement has been preserved as an important site for Native history and is believed to have been a key step to colonial government by an ancient time in the United States. P>\8\ ——————————————————————————- 4\ T. B. Wright, ” The Travels of John Wright ” \#->\9\ ——————————————————————————- P>\10\ ——————————————————————————- \11-\12\ ——————————————————————————-

Wright, in 1624, set camp for some short time in California before returning to Maryland at the beginning of the year 1627, when he was twenty-four years old. That year, he worked diligently at Blackwall making some large discoveries, especially the discovery of the Cape Biscayne. He then moved south to a small settlement at the head of one of these two roads, and after another of these visits in the summer settled at Baltimore, and in September 1627 he set sail back to Maryland. W. M. P. Thomas, the governor of Maryland, wrote a law and policy at that time recommending that all settlers return to the New World at the beginning of the summer or early in the fall. In his reply to the legislature in 1628, W. M. P. Thomas stated that no settlement had ever been made before that date, but described one of the new Indian discoveries at Blackwall that year. During the summer about the time the settlement was expected by W. M. P. Thomas of Blackwall as a permanent settlement, Washington offered money at the settlement fee to buy the land. After making a deal in New England for the New York State Railroad, or the Connecticut Route, which was to run on the Connecticut-New York highway, this transaction was completed at that time. The settlement consisted of 2 tractors and 3 men. Washington asked the owners to buy the land at $100; the owners, however, wanted the tractors and men, but the Indians refused to accept the compensation. The Indians said they would only send a small fleet to transport the tractor to the settlement. Washington offered one as an alternative. Another idea was to transfer the tractors from the Ohio Territory to the New Holland Province, on land near Pennsylvania, thus preventing the settlers from setting up their own settlement. This settlement was to be one of 17 towns and villages in Blackwall, Maryland. After an agreement by the Indians and in return for all the money, this settlement was officially

And cheerfully at seaSuccess you still enticeTo get the pearl and gold,And ours to holdVirginia,Earth’s only paradise!Where nature hath in storeFowl, venison, and fish,And the fruitful’st soilWithout your toil,Three harvests more,All greater than you wish.(“No Spanish intention”: Stachey (1612) (pg.12))(pg.22)Loaded chockfull of wealthy gentlemen, there were no women and unfortunately ships were few in soldiers and working men. This set the stage for problems that naturally flow from a disparity of this sort; the conditions clearly called for hard laborious work. One of the few commoners on board; a former solider who served in Turkey, was named John Smith. Although looked down upon by the upper class members of the exploration, he was a hard worker and would prove to be a key to the survival of the colony once they reached their destination. Upon arrival in Virginia country, the crew was provided with a pamphlet from their sponsor the Virginia Company. The pamphlet contained instructions on how to start the colony, Indian relations, and who should govern Jamestown. The pamphlet also included information on where to locate the town and how to control the Indians initially by peaceful means but yet utilizing scare tactics. The instructions were very clear. There would be seven men who would make up the colony’s council. The list of names included, Edward-Maria Wingfield, a wealthy investor, the commander of the Susan Constant, Christopher Newport; commander of the Godspeed, Bartholomew Gosnold; and the commander of the Discovery, John Ratcliffe. More names were listed; prominent names expected by the colonists since day one. However, one name on the list was a jaw dropper to all; John Smith, who at the time was locked in the crew’s prison. Smith was to be one of the seven on the Council. Although some time passed before Smith was able to assume his role as a leader, eventually due to hard times the colonists were forced to accept any possible means of help; even if it meant a leader that was a solider they often despised.

The colony seemed to have had a case of bad luck from the beginning. The location for Jamestown was not only a swampy area; it was also surrounded by enemy Indian tribes; not next to the ally tribe situated further down the river. The dominance of wealthy gentlemen and their lack of “working man” survival skills and motivation to do the hard work took

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