I will chime in to second Professor Kiracofe's recommendation of James Horn's new book, A LAND AS GOD MADE IT: JAMESTOWN AND THE BIRTH OF AMERICA. Its a terrific, learned, and very readable fresh history of Jamestown, written by a deeply learned scholar. Its a very welcome addition to the literature on early Virginia, and one I will be assigning routinely in my Virginia history classes once it is available in soft cover. Warm regards, Kevin Kevin R. Hardwick, Ph.D. Department of History James Madison University To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html