Richard of Jamestown A Story of the Virginia Colony

''Richard of Jamestown: A Story of the Virginia Colony'' is a historical fiction novel written by James Otis. The story is set in the early 1600s, during the time of the Virginia Colony’s establishment. The main character, Richard, is a young English boy who travels to the New World with his father, a carpenter who has been hired to help build the colony. As Richard adjusts to life in the new land, he encounters many challenges, including harsh weather, disease, and conflict with the Native Americans. Along the way, he makes friends with both the colonists and the Powhatan tribe, and learns valuable lessons about perseverance, courage, and compassion. The book offers a vivid portrayal of life in early America, and provides a glimpse into the struggles and triumphs of the first settlers.1910. From the Foreword: The purpose of this series of stories is to show the children, and even those who have already taken up the study of history, the home life of the colonists with whom they meet in their books. To this end every effort has been made to avoid anything savoring of romance, and to deal only with facts, so far as that is possible, while describing the daily life of those people who conquered the wilderness whether for conscience sake or gain. That the stories may appeal more directly to the children, they are told from the viewpoint of a child, and purport to have been related by a child. Should any criticism be made regarding the seeming neglect to mention important historical facts, the answer would be that these books are not sent out as histories, although it is believed that they will awaken a desire to learn more of the building of the nation, and only such incidents as would be particularly noted by a child are used. Surely it is entertaining as well as instructive for young people to read of the toil and privations in the homes of those who came into a new world to build up a country for themselves, and such homely facts are not to be found in the real histories of our land. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world’s literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.