Project Gutenberg 2010-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 183 Various Verschillende Various, Various 07017360 Strange Stories of Colonial Days Produced by Juliet Sutherland, S.D., and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Strange Stories of Colonial Days" by Various is a collection of fictional narratives based on historical events, written in the early 20th century. The stories span from encounters with Powhatan and early colonial efforts to the conflicts with Native Americans, offering a glimpse into life during the colonial period in America. Each tale highlights different aspects of colonial life, featuring characters such as brave settlers, Native Americans, and legendary figures navigating the complexities of their time. At the start of the collection, the reader is introduced to the relationship between Native Americans and early European settlers through the story of Powhatan, an Indian Emperor who assisted the Jamestown colonists. The narrative continues to explore other fascinating incidents, such as the cunning escape of a captured Indian, the tensions leading to King Philip's War, and the dangers of colonial life including the challenges faced by families and individuals in a time of conflict and displacement. Each story is steeped in adventure and represents various elements of colonial history, setting the tone for a vivid exploration of this period. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/34536/34536-h/images/cover.jpg en Short stories United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 277962 277972 2024-09-14T12:36:09.977678 2023-09-15T07:29:59.053207 text/html text/html 277489 2010-12-01T12:53:10 text/html; charset=utf-8 734351 2010-12-01T12:53:22 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 714529 2024-09-14T12:36:14.880154 application/epub+zip 714469 2024-09-14T12:36:10.876709 application/epub+zip 174240 2024-09-14T12:36:10.419670 application/epub+zip 812241 2024-09-14T12:36:18.181147 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 777309 2024-09-14T12:36:14.372161 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 237088 2022-09-16T03:43:46.297767 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 243271 2024-09-14T12:36:09.441740 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 245345 2010-12-01T12:53:06 text/plain; charset=utf-8 96749 2010-12-01T12:53:22 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 243088 2010-12-01T12:53:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 96423 2010-12-01T12:53:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 243079 2010-12-01T12:53:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 96384 2010-12-01T12:53:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21490 2024-09-14T12:36:18.335180 application/rdf+xml 19355 2024-09-14T12:36:10.506684 image/jpeg 2822 2024-09-14T12:36:10.463669 image/jpeg 739797 2024-09-14T12:36:10.031679 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog