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A brave vessel : the true tale of the castaways who rescued Jamestown and inspired Shakespeare's The tempest / Hobson Woodward.

Woodward, Hobson. (Author).

Summary:

Recounts the story of aspiring writer William Strachey, who was shipwrecked on Bermuda en route to the Jamestown settlement in 1609 and wrote of his experiences, which provided the inspiration for one of Shakespeare's great plays.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0670020966
  • ISBN: 9780670020966
  • Physical Description: xii, 268 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Viking, 2009.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Poet of London -- Aboard for Jamestown -- Ocean bound -- Hurricane -- Rogue wave -- Devil's land -- Angel's garden -- New life -- Rebellion -- Away to Virginia -- Relief from home -- Forest people -- Blood in the snow -- Poison -- Bound for England -- Blackfriars surprise -- Bermuda ghosts -- After the storm.
Subject:
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Tempest.
Strachey, William, 1572?-1621.
Sea Venture (Ship)
Seafaring life > History > 17th century.
Shipwrecks > Bermuda Islands > History > 17th century.
Bermuda Islands > History > 17th century.
Great Britain > Colonies > America > History > 17th century.
Jamestown (Va.) > History > 17th century.
Virginia > History > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.

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