Jamestown Through Time

by Amy Waters Yarsinske

On May 13, 1607, three small English ships - the Susan Constant, the Godspeed and the Discovery - approached a spit of shore at what was soon named Jamestown, the manifestation of England's determination to establish a permanent settlement in the New World. Today, Jamestown is one of three locations - along with Williamsburg and Yorktown - that comprise the Historic Triangle of Colonial Virginia, and it is home to two heritage tourism sites related to the original fort and Historic Jamestowne, the archaeological site on the island a cooperative effort of Jamestown National Historic Site, part of the Colonial National Historical Park, and Preservation Virginia, formerly the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities (APVA), and the Jamestown Settlement, a living history site and museum, originally Jamestown Festival Park, built for the celebration of the semiseptcentennial anniversary and operated by the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation in conjunction with the Commonwealth of Virginia.

96 pages, Paperback

Published August 8, 2016

About the author

A nationally known, award-winning author of 56 books of narrative nonfiction, including the widely read, award-winning No One Left Behind: The Lt. Comdr. Michael Scott Speicher Story for Dutton/NAL, Amy Waters Yarsinske received her master of planning degree from the University of Virginia School of Architecture and her bachelors of arts degrees in English and economics from Randolph-Macon Woman’s College. She is a former president of the Norfolk Historical Society, cofounder of the Norfolk Historical Foundation and a 1998 graduate of CIVIC Leadership Institute. Yarsinske has over two decades of experience in the publishing industry as an author and editor and has made repeated appearances as a guest and commentator for major media, including American and foreign networks and international, national and regional radio markets. She is a member of Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE), Authors Guild, American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA), and WriterHouse.