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Allen, Paula Gunn. Pocahontas: Medicine Woman, Spy, Entrepreneur, Diplomat. San Francisco: HarperCollins, 2003, 2004, 366 pp. Popular history.

Keywords:

Colonial America, colony, colonial, colonial period, colonial navy, New England , diplomacy, treaty, foreign policy, Foreign Office, negotiation, international relations , Jamestown, colony, colony of Virginia, early settlement , intelligence, code breaking, espionage, counter-intelligence, Secret Service, SIGINT , naval lore, tradition, oral tradition, sea story, sea term, naval dictionary , woman, trade, commerce, exchange, commercial relation, commercial dealing, enterprise, commerce, trade, business, economy, economic , health, sickness, illness, medicine, surgeon

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Appelbaum, Robert & Sweet, John Wood, eds. Envisioning an English Empire: Jamestown and the Making of the North Atlantic World. Philadelphia: Pennsylvania UP, 2005, xv, 368 pp. Essays, some cited; from NEH Summer Institute, Jamestown in the Atlantic World; 400th anniversary of founding of Jamestown.

Keywords:

18th century, eighteenth, Atlantic World, British domination, British North America, culture, influence , enterprise, commerce, trade, business, economy, economic , expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony , Colonial America, colony, colonial, colonial period, colonial navy, New England , Jamestown, colony, colony of Virginia, early settlement , colonialism, colony

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Arber, Edward & Bradley, A.G., eds. The Travels and Works of Captain John Smith. 2 vols. Edinburgh: Burt Franklin; Edinburgh: John Grant, 1910.

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17th century, seventeenth, Colonial America, colony, colonial, colonial period, colonial navy, New England , Jamestown, colony, colony of Virginia, early settlement , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , leadership, leader, command, commander in chief

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Bach, Rebecca Ann. Colonial Transformations: The Cultural Production of the New Atlantic World, 1580-1640. New York: Palgrave, 2000, xiv, 290 pp. E.g., dramatic productions: Pocahontas & John Smith.

Keywords:

16th century, sixteenth, 17th century, seventeenth, Colonial America, colony, colonial, colonial period, colonial navy, New England , colonialism, colony, Atlantic World, British domination, British North America, culture, influence , Jamestown, colony, colony of Virginia, early settlement , culture, music, literature, language, art , Smith, John

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Barbour, Philip Lemont, ed. The Complete Works of Captain John Smith, 1580-1631. 3 vols. Chapel Hill: NCUP, 1986, lxxii, 1449 pp. For Institute of American History & Culture, Williamsburg.

Keywords:

16th century, sixteenth, 17th century, seventeenth, association, society, group, organization, organisation, conference, conference paper, symposium, Colonial America, colony, colonial, colonial period, colonial navy, New England , colonialism, colony, Jamestown, colony, colony of Virginia, early settlement , Smith, John, exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure

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Barbour, Philip Lemont. Pocahontas and Her World: A Chronicle of America's First Settlement in Which Is Related the Story of the Indians and the Englishmen: Particularly Captain John Smith, Captain Samuel Argall, and Master John Rolfe. Boston: Houghton Mifflin; London: Hale, 1970, 1971, xx, 316 pp.

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17th century, seventeenth, Colonial America, colony, colonial, colonial period, colonial navy, New England , colonialism, colony, company, charter, shipping, commercial , culture, music, literature, language, art , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , Jamestown, colony, colony of Virginia, early settlement , Smith, John, woman

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Barbour, Philip Lemont. "The Earliest Reconnaissance of the Chespeake Bay: Captain John Smith's Map and Indian Vocabulary." Virginia Magazine of History & Biography, 30 (1972): 21-51.

Keywords:

17th century, seventeenth, Colonial America, colony, colonial, colonial period, colonial navy, New England , colonialism, colony, cartography, map, mapping, chart, geography, geographical , Jamestown, colony, colony of Virginia, early settlement , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , Smith, John

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Barbour, Philip Lemont. The Three Worlds of Captain John Smith. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1964, xix, 553 pp. Autobiography; Eastern Europe, Jamestown, author-mapmaker.

Keywords:

16th century, sixteenth, 17th century, seventeenth, cartography, map, mapping, chart, geography, geographical , Colonial America, colony, colonial, colonial period, colonial navy, New England , Jamestown, colony, colony of Virginia, early settlement , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , Smith, John

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Barbour, Philip Lemont., ed. The Jamestown Voyages under the First Charter, 1606-1609. . . . Foundation. . . . and History of the Jamestown Colony Up to the Departure of Captain John Smith. . . . October, 1609. 2 vols. Publications of the Hakluyt Society, 2 ser, vols. 136 & 137. London: HS; Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 1969, xxxv, 523 pp. For Hakluyt Society.

Keywords:

17th century, seventeenth, Colonial America, colony, colonial, colonial period, colonial navy, New England , colonialism, colony, company, charter, shipping, commercial , expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony , Hakluyt Society publication, Jamestown, colony, colony of Virginia, early settlement , Smith, John, voyage

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Blanton, Dennis B. "Drought as a Factor in the Jamestown Colony, 1607-1612." Historical Archaeology, 34 (2000): 74-81.

Keywords:

17th century, seventeenth, empire, Jamestown, colony, colony of Virginia, early settlement

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Bridenbaugh, Carl. Jamestown, 1544-1699. Oxford: Oxford UP, 1980, xiv, 199 pp.

Keywords:

16th century, sixteenth, 17th century, seventeenth, Colonial America, colony, colonial, colonial period, colonial navy, New England , empire, expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony , Jamestown, colony, colony of Virginia, early settlement

Abbreviations
AHR American Historical Review
Alb Albion
alt alternate
Am Nep American Neptune
AQ & DJ Army Quarterly and Defence Journal
ASLIB Association of Libraries (Dissertations & Master's Theses)
BIHR Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research
Can His Rev Canadian Historical Review
Can J His Canadian Journal of History
comp Compiled by
DAI Dissertation Abstracts International
EcHR Economic History Review
ed editor or edited by
EnHR English Historical Review
HisAHR Hispanic American Historical Review
HJ Historical Journal (Cambridge Historical Journal)
His Res Historical Research
His Tod History Today
Intell & Nat Sec Intelligence and National Security
IJ Mar His International Journal of Maritime History
IJ Nau Arch International Journal of Nautical Archaeology
IHR International History Review
intro introduction
J Am His Journal of American History
J Asian His Journal of Asian History
JBS Journal of British Studies
J Cont His Journal of Contemporary History
J Econ His Journal of Economic History
JI & CH Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History
J Mar Res Journal for Maritime Research
J Mil His Journal of Military History
J Mod His Journal of Modern History
JRUSI Journal of the Royal United Service Institution or Institute
J Soc His Journal of Social History
JSAHR Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research
J Stra Stu Journal of Strategic Studies
J Trans His Journal of Transport History
J Wor His Journal of World History
MM Mariner's Mirror
Mil Aff Military Affairs
NHS Naval History Symposium (USNA)
NMM National Maritime Museum
Nav Rev Naval Review
NWCR Naval War College Review (US)
Nel Dis Nelson Dispatch
NIP Naval Institute Press
Nor Mar Northern Mariner
Pac His Rev Pacific Historical Review
P & P Past and Present
Traf Chron Trafalgar Chronicle
trans translated by
UP University Press
USNIP Proceedings of the Naval Institute
Vic Stu Victorian Studies
War & Soc War and Society
War in His War in History
W&MQ William and Mary Quarterly
WSS World Ship Society

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