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Sewall, Marcia

James Towne: Struggle for Survival

40 pp. | Atheneum | May, 2001 | Trade ISBN 0-689-81814-9 $$16.00
(2) 4-6 In this reenactment, narrated by a fictional character, of the founding of an early American settlement, Captain John Smith emerges as a strong leader who taught himself the language of the native Americans living in the area and managed to keep the colony from disintegration for a year. Sewall's art appeals to the intellect, not to raw emotion, yet is moving and evocative--like the text. Bib., glos.
Reviewer: Mary M. Burns | Horn Book Magazine Issue: July, 2001

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