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Book Review of Our Strange New Land, Elizabeth's Jamestown Colony Diary, Book One (My America)

Our Strange New Land,  Elizabeth's Jamestown Colony Diary, Book One (My America)
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In 1609, Elizabeth Barker's family sails from Plymouth, England, to Jamestown, Virginia establishing America's first permanent English colony. She and her family face many hardships--scarce food, illness, even death--but they are determined to make a home in their new land.