This Dear-Bought Land

About this book

Every ship that's sailed for the glory of England has had a Warren on board and the Susan Constant will be no different. After a family tragedy, David Warren joins a new expedition headed to Virginia. But not everyone approves; the legendary Capt. John Smith thinks David is too young and scrawny to be of use in the new colony. David is determined to prove that he is strong enough—and he'll need to be as the New World isn't the adventure the colonists thought it would be. Instead of finding gold and a passage to the Pacific, they are faced with swamp fever, starvation, brutal winters, and enemies both inside and outside the fort walls. Perhaps John Smith's unrelenting leadership is exactly what Jamestown needs. An unabridged reprint of a historical fiction that should appeal to readers and educators looking for previously out-of-print, unabridged classics.