Project Gutenberg 2009-12-28 Public domain in the USA. 973 Hatch, Charles E., Jr. The First Seventeen Years: Virginia 1607-1624 Produced by Paul Dring, Mark C. Orton and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The First Seventeen Years: Virginia 1607-1624" by Charles E. Hatch Jr. is a historical account written in the late 20th century. This work chronicles the early years of the English colony in Virginia, focusing on the challenges, developments, and significant events that led to the establishment of Jamestown and the surrounding settlements. It is particularly relevant for readers interested in American history, colonial ventures, and the complex interactions between settlers and Native Americans. The opening of the book introduces the Virginia Company of London and its ambitious mission to create the first permanent English settlement in America. It details the arrival of settlers at Jamestown in May 1607, highlighting the pioneers, their motivations, and the immediate challenges they faced, including conflicts with Native Americans and struggles for survival in a new and often hostile environment. Additionally, it touches on the internal conflicts among the settlers themselves, as leadership disputes and differing objectives put the colony at risk. The narrative sets up a rich exploration of the subsequent years in Virginia, filled with hardship, growth, and the gradual adaptation to the new world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 68.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Virginia -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 F206 Text Category: History - American 297623 2025-08-12T13:36:19.393742 text/html 294686 2009-12-28T13:32:58 text/html 3003053 2025-08-12T13:36:27.848698 application/epub+zip 3000075 2025-08-12T13:36:22.922813 application/epub+zip 173020 2025-08-12T13:36:21.547767 application/epub+zip 3192544 2025-08-12T13:36:31.386711 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3163851 2025-08-12T13:36:26.652734 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 273911 2022-09-14T08:17:14.450654 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 263510 2025-08-12T13:36:18.688776 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 263408 2009-12-28T13:32:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 263401 2009-12-28T13:32:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19337 2025-08-12T13:36:31.534683 application/rdf+xml 17853 2025-08-12T13:36:22.062749 image/jpeg 3944 2025-08-12T13:36:21.808751 image/jpeg 97896 2009-12-28T13:32:58 application/octet-stream application/zip 2804172 2009-12-28T13:33:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 97870 2009-12-28T13:32:58 application/octet-stream application/zip 2892315 2025-08-12T13:36:19.481764 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog