Blood on the River: James Town, 1607

Elisa Carbone

Sep 2007 · Sold by Penguin

About this ebook

Twelve-year-old Samuel Collier is a lowly commoner on the streets of London. So when he becomes the page of Captain John Smith and boards the Susan Constant, bound for the New World, he can’t believe his good fortune. He’s heard that gold washes ashore with every tide. But beginning with the stormy journey and his first contact with the native people, he realizes that the New World is nothing like he imagined. The lush Virginia shore where they establish the colony of James Town is both beautiful and forbidding, and it’s hard to know who’s a friend or foe. As he learns the language of the Algonquian Indians and observes Captain Smith’s wise diplomacy, Samuel begins to see that he can be whomever he wants to be in this new land.

Ratings and reviews

Amazing book. I actually received this book in the eighth grade (this year) to read for my U.S. History class. It has a perfect combination of facts and dialogue. It isn't a super long book, only about 250 pages, but it still is extremely interesting. It only took me about 2 days to read and I absolutely loved every second spent reading it. The characters (most being nonfictional) are both dynamic and static, and they make the book as awesome as it is. I would HIGHLY recommend this book to anyone. It is both a great tale, that still has real events from our history. I just love it.

This story is told in such a clean and then simple way that held me on from the beginning. About the life of Samuel, he seems like a good side of the view to tell the start of Virginia in. However, it seems to have a weird ending, where it really should not have ended there, when the Starving Time is over. Overall a good $5.99 value book

It looks lame and kinda werid at first but if you contenue to read it it gets better and better till you read the end and want a part 2.

About the author

Elisa Carbone lives in Maryland and West Virginia.