Labour Problem at James Town
The Labor Problem at Jamestown, 1607-18
Author(s): Edmund S. Morgan
Source: The American Historical Review, Vol. 76, No. 3 (Jun., 1971), pp. 595-611
Published by: Oxford University Press on behalf of the American Historical Association
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The Labor Problemat Jamestown,1607-18
EDMUND S. MORGAN
S-rORYOF JAMESTOWN, the first permanent English settlement in
America, has a familiar place in the history of the United States. We all know of the tribulations that kept the colony on the point of expiring: the shortage of supplies, the hostility of the Indians, the quarrels among the leaders, the reckless search for gold, the pathetic search for a passage to the
Pacific, and the neglect of the crucial business of growing food to stay alive.
Through the scene moves the figure of Captain John Smith, a little larger than life, trading for corn among the Indians and driving the feckless crew to work. His departure in October 1609 results in near disaster. The settlers fritter away their time and energy, squander their provisions, and starve.
Sir Thomas Gates, arriving
Author(s): Edmund S. Morgan
Source: The American Historical Review, Vol. 76, No. 3 (Jun., 1971), pp. 595-611
Published by: Oxford University Press on behalf of the American Historical Association
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The Labor Problemat Jamestown,1607-18
EDMUND S. MORGAN
S-rORYOF JAMESTOWN, the first permanent English settlement in
America, has a familiar place in the history of the United States. We all know of the tribulations that kept the colony on the point of expiring: the shortage of supplies, the hostility of the Indians, the quarrels among the leaders, the reckless search for gold, the pathetic search for a passage to the
Pacific, and the neglect of the crucial business of growing food to stay alive.
Through the scene moves the figure of Captain John Smith, a little larger than life, trading for corn among the Indians and driving the feckless crew to work. His departure in October 1609 results in near disaster. The settlers fritter away their time and energy, squander their provisions, and starve.
Sir Thomas Gates, arriving