Blood on the river
Recently, I am reading a book called blood on the river, a novel written by Elisa Carbone. The novel based on a true story how English colonies established a colony called James Town in 1607 in Virginia, how they met a lot of problems, and how they lived together with local Indians. I have to say that the author really have a gift in telling stories and describing details. All what was happening in the story are vivid beyond my eyes when I am reading. What is more, the main character, a page of a brave and knowledgeable leader, whose name is Samuel, is of much attraction to me. His voice entered my head with the first line. Through his eyes, I got what happened in the New World.
As the story shows, the colonies in James Town had a fight with local immediately they landed in the New World. However, the natives pretended to be friendly to them and spied them secretly until they managed an attack one day. Thanks to Caption Smith, the master of Samuel, who know the native language and managed to communicate with natives, they from a relationship with some of the natives, though very fragile. When winter came, Caption Smith and some other people were sent to another place to found another colony, where a native tribe lived near. That is relay very lucky to them because many men in James Town died of unexpected starvation, while they received favor from natives. Meanwhile, they form a good relationship with the tribe nearby.
However, things began to change when some new colonies came the second year. They are so proud and they considered natives to be savages. They even killed two natives. Caption Smith went back to England later. And more men came who knew little about natives. They are savages, they are all. Then, you know what happened later, many natives were killed and their land was taken over by colonies.
It is really a good novel with a good story, which deserves to read. And you can watch the movie saying the same thing called THE NEW WOTLD to get a visual experience.
Recently, I am reading a book called blood on the river, a novel written by Elisa Carbone. The novel based on a true story how English colonies established a colony called James Town in 1607 in Virginia, how they met a lot of problems, and how they lived together with local Indians. I have to say that the author really have a gift in telling stories and describing details. All what was happening in the story are vivid beyond my eyes when I am reading. What is more, the main character, a page of a brave and knowledgeable leader, whose name is Samuel, is of much attraction to me. His voice entered my head with the first line. Through his eyes, I got what happened in the New World.
As the story shows, the colonies in James Town had a fight with local immediately they landed in the New World. However, the natives pretended to be friendly to them and spied them secretly until they managed an attack one day. Thanks to Caption Smith, the master of Samuel, who know the native language and managed to communicate with natives, they from a relationship with some of the natives, though very fragile. When winter came, Caption Smith and some other people were sent to another place to found another colony, where a native tribe lived near. That is relay very lucky to them because many men in James Town died of unexpected starvation, while they received favor from natives. Meanwhile, they form a good relationship with the tribe nearby.
However, things began to change when some new colonies came the second year. They are so proud and they considered natives to be savages. They even killed two natives. Caption Smith went back to England later. And more men came who knew little about natives. They are savages, they are all. Then, you know what happened later, many natives were killed and their land was taken over by colonies.
It is really a good novel with a good story, which deserves to read. And you can watch the movie saying the same thing called THE NEW WOTLD to get a visual experience.
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