We know from John Smith’s records that German glassmakers were brought in to manufacture glass to sell back in London. Here we have evidence of the glassmakers at work in the Jamestown fort.” From ...

Dreams of glory -- "To conquer is to live" -- Voyagers west -- The "first mover" of Jamestown -- A charge of mutiny -- Disease, dissension, and death -- The great American myth -- Conflicting agendas ...

WRITINGS BY CAPT. JOHN SMITH. A true relation -- The proceedings of the English colonie in Virginia -- A description of New England -- New Englands trials -- The generall historie of Virginia, ...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - September 10, 1608: John Smith was elected President of the Jamestown Colony Council in Virginia. Early in the colony’s history, times were difficult due to food shortages, ...