num_pages: 198
description: This stirring story of survival set against the backdrop of the founding of Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in the New World, introduces Samuel Collier, the page of famed Captain John Smith.In 1607, a year after the Virginia Company was granted a charter to establish a settlement in North America, 104 men set sail on a voyage to a new land. Among the brave adventurers who make the journey is a young boy named Samuel Collier, the page of famed Captain John Smith. Disease, famine, and continuing attacks by neighboring Algonquin Native Americans take a tremendous toll on the settlers. Samuel is one of the few to survive the harsh realities of the New World during the first few years of Jamestown.Based on author Gail Karwoski’s careful research of the era, this fictional account portrays the struggles and successes of our country’s earliest settlers. Young readers will enjoy this story of courage and survival while learning about this important period in the history of the United States.
language: English
title: Surviving Jamestown: The Adventures of Young Sam Collier
titlecomplete: Surviving Jamestown: The Adventures of Young Sam Collier
characters: John Smith (colonist), Sam Collier
genres: Fiction, Historical, School, Middle Grade, American History, Childrens, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 129
places: Virginia, Jamestown, Virginia
publisher: Peachtree Publishing Company