Richard of Jamestown

Journal Entries

• 1 Who I Am
• 2 Left Alone in the World
• 3 An Idle Boy
• 4 Captain John Smith Comes to London
• 5 Meeting John Smith
• 6 Captain Smith Speaks to Me
• 7 The Plans of the London Company
• 8 The Vessels of the Fleet
• 9 How I Earned My Passage
• 10 When the Fleet Set Sail
• 11 The Voyage Delayed
• 12 Nathaniel's Story
• 13 We Make Sail Again
• 14 The First Island
• 15 Captain Smith Accused
• 16 Captain Smith a Prisoner
• 17 I Attend My Master
• 18 Several Islands Visited
• 19 A Variety of Wild Game
• 20 The Tempest
• 21 The New Country Sighted
• 22 The Leader Not Known
• 23 Arrival At Chesapeake Bay
• 24 An Attack by the Savages
• 25 Reading the London Company's Orders
• 26 Captain Smith a Member of the Council
• 27 Captain Smith Forced to Remain Aboard
• 28 Exploring the Country
• 29 The People Land from the Ships
• 30 Captain Smith Proven Innocent
• 31 We Who Were Left Behind
• 32 Baking Bread Without Ovens
• 33 An Equal Division of Labor
• 34 Building a House of Logs
• 35 Keeping House
• 36 Lack of Cleanliness in the Village
• 37 Cave Homes
• 38 The Golden Fever
• 39 Ducks and Oysters
• 40 Roasting Oysters
• 41 Learning to Cook Other Things
• 42 The Sweet Potato Root
• 43 A Touch of Homesickness
• 44 Master Hunt's Preaching
• 45 Neglecting to Provide for the Future
• 46 Surprised by Savages
• 47 Strengthening the Fort
• 48 A Time of Sickness and Death
• 49 Captain Smith Gains Authority
• 50 Disagreeable Measures of Discipline
• 51 Signs of Rebellion
• 52 The Second Proclamation
• 53 Building a Fortified Village
• 54 Trapping Turkeys
• 55 A Crude Kind of Chimney
• 56 Cooking a Turkey
• 57 Candles or Rushlights
• 58 The Visit of Pocahontas
• 59 Captain Kendall's Plot
• 60 The Death of Captain Kendall
• 61 Captain Smith's Expedition and Return
• 62 An Exciting Adventure
• 63 Taken Before Powhatan
• 64 Pocahontas Begs for Smith's Life
• 65 The Effect of Captain Smith's Return
• 66 A New Church
• 67 Captain Newport's Return
• 68 Gold-Seekers
• 69 A Worthless Cargo
• 70 The Condition of the Colony
• 71 Tobacco
• 72 Captain Newport's Return
• 73 Gazing at the Women
• 74 Master Hunt Brings Great News
• 75 Captain Newport's Instructions
• 76 The Story of Roanoke
• 77 The Crowning of Powhatan
• 78 Preparing for the Future
• 79 Stealing the Company's Goods
• 80 What the Thieving Led To
• 81 Fear of Famine in a Land of Plenty
• 82 The Unhealthful Location
• 83 Gathering Oysters
• 84 Preparing Sturgeon for Food
• 85 Turpentine and Tar
• 86 The Making of Clapboards
• 87 Providing for the Children
• 88 Dreams of the Future
• 89 A Plague of Rats
• 90 Treachery During Captain Smith's Absence
• 91 Captain Smith's Speech
• 92 The New Laws
• 93 The Accident
• 94 Captain Smith's Departure
• 95 The "Starving Time"
• 96 Our Courage Gives Out
• 97 Abandoning Jamestown
• 98 Lord de la Warr's Arrival
• 99 The Young Planters