Relation of Virginia: A Boy's Memoir of Life with the Powhatans and the Patawomecks

by Henry Spelman

Book Overview

A memoir of one of America's first adventurers, a young boy who acted as a link between the Jamestown colonists and the Patawomecks and Powhatans

"Being in displeasure of my friends, and desirous to see other countries, after three months sail we come with prosperous winds in sight of Virginia." So begins the fascinating tale of Henry Spelman, a 14 year-old boy whose mother sent him to Virginia in 1609. One of Jamestown's early arrivals,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1479835196
• ISBN13: 9781479835195
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.4" x 7.1"