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The Virginia Company Of London, 1606-1624, by
Wesley Frank Craven This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net
Title: The Virginia Company Of London, 1606-1624
Author: Wesley Frank Craven
Release Date: April 11, 2009 [EBook #28555]
Language: English
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THE VIRGINIA COMPANY OF LONDON, 1606-1624
COPYRIGHT©, 1957 BY VIRGINIA 350TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION CORPORATION, WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA
Second Printing, 1959
Third Printing, 1964
[Transcriber's Note: Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U. S. copyright on this publication was renewed.]
Jamestown 350th Anniversary Historical Booklet Number 5
THE VIRGINIA COMPANY OF LONDON, 1606-1624
This is the story of the Virginia Company and only indirectly of the Virginia colony. Those who seek an account of the early years at Jamestown should turn to another number in this same series. Here the focus belongs to the adventurers in England whose hopes gave shape to the settlement at Jamestown, and whose determination brought the colony through the many disappointments of its first years. In terms of time, the story is short, for it begins with the granting of the first Virginia charter in
The Virginia Company of London, 1606-1624
by Wesley Frank Craven