Book Pick—1607: A New Look at Jamestown by Karen E. Lange
RSSFrom SLJ January 2007 (Starred Review)
Lucinda Snyder Whitehurst, St. Christopher's School, Richmond, VA -- School Library Journal, 01/08/2007
LANGE, Karen E. 1607: A New Look at Jamestown. photos. by Ira Block. 48p. maps. photos. bibliog. chron. index. Web sites. CIP. National Geographic. Feb. 2007. Tr $17.95. ISBN 1-4263-0012-3; PLB $27.90. ISBN 1-4263-0013-1. LC 2006005824.
Gr 3-6–In 1994, scientists unearthed important new evidence about the original Jamestown fort. The work is ongoing and has changed many established ideas about the early settlers. 1607 incorporates these findings and offers a fascinating look at archaeology in action. Color photographs of costumed interpreters and re-created buildings from the Jamestown Settlement living-history museum depict both English and Native American ways of life. Varying perspectives of the period are represented, including evidence that suggests that Native women married English settlers and lived at the fort; how the arrival of English women changed the dynamics of the settlement; and the importance of indentured servants versus the relatively small presence of African slaves. Attractive, engaging, and informative, this title should be in every collection.
