Autographed Books
"The Jamestown Experiment" Autographed by Tony Williams of The Bill of Rights Institute!
- Item Number
- 118
- Estimated Value
- 50 USD
- Opening Bid
- 30 USD
Item Description
Tony Williams will personally autograph to you or your special one and mail.
"The American dream was built along the banks of the James River in Virginia.
The settlers who established America's first permanent English colony at Jamestown were not seeking religious or personal freedom. They were comprised of gentlemen adventurers and common tradesmen who risked their lives and fortunes on the venture and stood to reap the rewards-the rewards of personal profit and the glory of mother England. If they could live long enough to see their dream come to life.
The Jamestown Experiment is the dramatic, engaging, and tumultuous story of one of the most audacious business efforts in Western history. It is the story of well-known figures like John Smith setting out to create a source of wealth not bestowed by heritage. As they struggled to make this dream come true, they would face relentless calamities, including mutinies, shipwrecks, native attacks, and even cannibalism. And at every step of the way, the decisions they made to keep this business alive would not only affect their effort, but would shape the future of the land on which they had settled in ways they never could have expected.
The Jamestown Experiment is the untold story of the unlikely and dramatic events that defined the "self-made man" and gave birth to the American dream."
He has also written "America's Beginnings: The Dramatic Events that Shaped a Nation's Character,"(2011), "The Jamestown Experiment:The Remarkable Story of the Enterprising Colony and the Unexpected Results that Shaped America"(2011),"Pox and the Covenant: Franklin, Mather, and the Epidemic that Changed America's Destiny"(2010), and, "Hurricane of Independence: The Untold Story of the Deadly Storm at the Deciding Moment of the American Revolution"(2008)
He holds history degrees from Syracuse University and Ohio State University, and is a Professional Development Instructor at the Bill of Rights Institute, in Arlington, VA, and, the Program Director at the Washington, Jefferson & Madison Institute in Charlottesville, VA, that teaches Founding principles and documents to teachers and citizens. He taught history for fifteen years. He lives with his family in Williamsburg, VA. He blogs regularly for the WJMI at www.wjmi.org.
He can be reached for speaking engagements by contacting his publisher, Sourcebooks."
Item Special Note
Tony Williams – Professional Development Instructor with the Bill of Rights Institute, Washington, D.C.
"Established in September 1999, the Bill of Rights Institute is a 501c3 non-profit educational organization that works to engage, educate, and empower individuals with a passion for the freedom and opportunity that exist in a free society. The Institute develops educational resources and programs for a network of more than 50,000 educators and 30,000 students nationwide."
The Bill of Rights Institute has assembled a talented team to create each of our programs and resources, including a full-time staff with more than 100 years combined experience in the classroom. In addition, we partner with experts, including outstanding secondary school teachers; academics from the fields of American history, political science, and constitutional law; video producers; web site developers and designers; and evaluation and curriculum experts."
twilliams@billofrightsinstitute.org
REVIEWS:
By Ginny Mapes VINE VOICE on January 1, 2014"This is a well-written history on Jamestown. It is well-researched and does tell the remarkable story of the colony. It reads almost like a novel with a brief history leading up to the Virginia Company formation. Full of details he quotes the king's directives as he charges the adventurers to carry the Protestant faith to the native peoples. They were to set up colonies yet were granted rights to the "lands, woods, soil, grounds, havens, ports, rivers, mined, minerals, marshes, water, fishing, and commodities." The men were also authorized to "dig, mine, and search for all manner of gold, silver, and copper."
The voyage to Virginia is detailed with the ships having to drop anchor during a horrible storm. Within the sight of England, they eat many of the food supplies as they wait it out for six long weeks with tempers flaring and John Smith being restrained as a prisoner.
For the history buff, this book is highly recommended."
By BigDPilot on December 29, 2014"Although I have visited Jamestown twice, I knew very little of the story of it's development and the hardships the settlers endured. This book has very good and interesting detail of the project, an English commercial venture. From this description I am amazed it survived and eventually thrived in spit of a terrible death rate from illness, starvation and Indian attacks. This is a very good read if you are interested in the history of early America."By rebel7 on July 9, 2013"I couldn't put this book down. I met the writer in Williamsburg Va.a few weeks ago. I had just visited Jamestown and was interested in learning more. I was not disappointed. Tony Williams is an excellent writer. His style of presenting the historical facts makes you feel like you were there."
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