Historical Sketches Of Pocahontas County West Virginia Classic Reprint

Author : George Frederic Viett
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ISBN 13 : 9781331051718
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (517 download)

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Download or read book Pocahontas, the Virginia Nonpareil written by George Frederic Viett and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-09 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Pocahontas, the Virginia Nonpareil: A Drama The several attempts to effect an English settlement upon the continent of America, prior to 1607, met with failure and disaster. In 1584, Sir Walter Raleigh coasted the Carolinas and took formal possession of the country, naming it "Virginia," in honor of Elizabeth, England's glorious maiden Queen. This venture was simply one of exploration. A year later, Raleigh promoted a colony of one hundred and eight, which, under Sir Ralph Lane, made settlement on the island of Roanoke. This colony was abandoned in the following year, the majority of its members returning to England. Fifty of the party, left in charge of the settlement, were utterly annihilated by the savages. This event, together with the reports spread broadcast in England by the returned adventurers, were not calculated to encourage further attempts at colonization. Among the archives of the British Government is a letter from one of these Roanoke colonists to a friend at home, which sets forth, in substance, among other things, this discouraging piece of information: "This frightful wilderness must surely be the death of all of us, for never could a Christian hope to live in such a land of abominations. The greatest summer heat at home is but the mildness of spring to what we suffer here. We are, for the most time, stricken with vicious fevers, and rest at night is impossible, owing to the swarms of winged and stinging insects, that suck one's blood. Besides these plagues, legions of painted heathens perform their devilish dances round about, and threaten us with their weapons." It is scarcely to be wondered, that people living under such circumstances should wish to return to their homes. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.