Summary Of Blood On The River

The historical novel, Blood on the River, which we had to read in class, is a very interesting book. Elisa Carbone wrote the book, in the year 2006. The historical setting takes place in Jamestown in the year 1607. During this time in history many things were happening in the now called “United States of America”, because back then it was not called that. People were just coming over to this new land and discovering new things. The main character in this story is Samuel Collier, an eleven-year-old orphan boy from England. The story is told through Samuel's perspective, as the author introduces readers to well-known historical figures including John Smith, Chief Powhatan, and his daughter, Pocahontas. Amid famine, war, mutiny, and other conflicts, the novel covers the founding years from 1607-1610 of the Jamestown Colony in Virginia through the eyes of young Samuel. Samuel is appointed a very important job in the novel where he becomes the servant of Captain John Smith. Throughout the novel, we see all the adventures Samuel goes on and how he makes it across to the now called “United States of America”. We also see that Captain John Smith was not such a nice man, as he is seen in the movie Pocahontas. Captain John Smith may seem like a handsome young man in the movie,
We see all of the things that the men and women had to go through to create the place of Jamestown. There were a lot of hard times sought throughout this novel. Not everything was colors and rainbows. Men had arguments about who was leading and who would work things out with people. We also see the interaction with the Native Americans for the first time. This was not all fine and dandy because there were many arguments between them both. The Native Americans and English people did not agree on a lot of things. The Native Americans thought that the English people were taking over their land, which they