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Captain John Smith trail council to consider land conservation plans

Examiner.com - Jan 17, 2012
The Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail Advisory Council plans a teleconference from 1 pm to 3 pm EST on Wednesday, February 1. The council will discuss the trail's land conservation strategy. While the public may listen in and ...

Mendte: A Captain Always Goes Down With His Ship

KPLR 11 - Jan 20, 2012
Most famously captain john smith of the titanic gave the order to abandon ship and then legend has it took the wheel and waited to disappear into history. The idea is that a captain must always put the life of his passengers and crew over himself - and ...

Contender – Director of Photography Emmanuel Lubezki, The Tree of Life

Below the Line

Below the Line - Jan 24, 2012
The two teamed on Malick's previous film, The New World, about the Jamestown Settlement and the conjectured upon romance between Captain John Smith and Pocahontas that was also praised for its visuals. And a third film, as yet untitled, is currently in ...

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Captain John Smith books

The Story of Pocahontas and Captain John Smith

by: E. Boyd (Elmer Boyd) Smith
This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.
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Reading Like a Historian: Teaching Literacy in Middle and High School History Classrooms

by: Sam Wineburg, Daisy Martin, Chauncey Monte-Sano
''The focusing questions, the teaching tips, and the primary sources make it possible for any teacher of history and social studies to help students become more interested, careful, and effective in handling information. The beauty of the book is that the authors show how to accomplish this while working with even the most traditional dreary textbook. Any educator interested in producing more thoughtful students should buy and use this book!''
--Grant Wiggins, president of Authentic Education, co-author of .
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The Jamestown Project

by: Karen Ordahl Kupperman

Listen to a short interview with Karen Ordahl Kupperman
Host: Chris Gondek | Producer: Heron & Crane

Captain John Smith's 1607 voyage to Jamestown was not his first trip abroad. He had traveled throughout Europe, been sold as a war captive in Turkey, escaped, and returned to England in time to join the Virginia Company's colonizing project. In Jamestown migrants, merchants, and soldiers who had also sailed to the distant shores of the Ottoman Empire, Africa, and Ireland in search of new beginnings encountered Indians who already possessed broad understanding of Europeans.
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