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3 Who is James? Where is his town? In just a few minutes, Papa had their rental car loaded with luggage. Joe drove up in a ruggedlooking jeep with mud plastered all over it. Grant couldn’t resist: “Can I ride with Joe? PLEASE!” Mimi looked at Papa and Papa looked at Mimi and they nodded “ok” to Grant. Joe led the way out of the parking lot and Mimi, Papa, and Christina followed in the little red convertible (Mimi’s favorite car) Papa had rented. It was not far to Jamestown. Of course, Grant—who had not studied this part of American history yet— had asked, “Who is James? Where is his town?” Everyone had laughed at him good-naturedly. But, really, in the car, Christina, who thought she knew the story of Jamestown, was surprised at the difference in what Joe had described versus what she had learned in school. 27
“You have to understand,” Mimi explained, “that the story of the founding of the colony at Jamestown is a very dramatic story. No one knew exactly what they were getting into. It was a serious journey and needed to be successful if the English were going to gain a strong foothold in what would one day become America.” “So it wasn’t America yet?” Christina asked. “Oh, no,” said Mimi. “It was untamed wilderness! The Indians had learned how to live here successfully. But there were many tribes and they sometimes fought with one another. They were not especially happy to see funny-looking newcomers make an appearance and act like they owned everything.” Christina thought about that. “I can see their point of view,” she admitted. “But why did you say they were funny-looking?” Mimi laughed. “Well, just picture it! Here are native peoples accustomed to living in a land that is hot in the summer, filled with mosquitoes and other biting bugs, and so they dress in very few clothes and cake mud on themselves to keep those bugs from biting. And then here come men and boys from across the sea in boats, and they wear thick, heavy clothes. And they don’t seem to know about fishing 28
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3<br />
Who is James?<br />
Where is his town?<br />
In just a few minutes, Papa had their rental<br />
car loaded with luggage. Joe drove up in a ruggedlooking<br />
jeep with mud plastered all over it.<br />
Grant couldn’t resist: “Can I ride with Joe?<br />
PLEASE!” Mimi looked at Papa and Papa looked at<br />
Mimi and they nodded “ok” to Grant.<br />
Joe led the way out of the parking lot and<br />
Mimi, Papa, and Christina followed in the little red<br />
convertible (Mimi’s favorite car) Papa had rented.<br />
It was not far to <strong>Jamestown</strong>. Of course, Grant—who<br />
had not studied this part of American history yet—<br />
had asked, “Who is James? Where is his town?”<br />
Everyone had laughed at him good-naturedly.<br />
But, really, in the car, Christina, who thought she<br />
knew the story of <strong>Jamestown</strong>, was surprised at the<br />
difference in what Joe had described versus what<br />
she had learned in school.<br />
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