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In the early seventeenth century, Captain John Smith led a company of English settlers to found the colony of Jamestown in Virginia. Here is Smith's own account of his adventures there and his relationship with the beautiful Indian princess, Pocahontas. Pocahontas was the daughter of Powhatan, the powerful chief of about thirty tribes of Indians living in Virginia. When Captain John Smith was captured by these Indians in 1607, he was brought before Powhatan, who sentenced him to death. Sixteen-year-old Pocahontas convinced her father to spare Captain Smith's life, thus becoming a friend of the settlers and eventually influencing her father to be friendly, too. Years later, she saved the lives of the entire colony by secretly warning Captain Smith of another intended attack.

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Captain John Smith (1580-1631), an English soldier, sailor, and author, is best known for his excellent leadership in the Jamestown, Virginia, colony's early years. He arrived at Jamestown still imprisoned for dissent during the voyage and was eventually released. While exploring the Chickahominy River region, he was captured by Powhatan in December 1607. Chief Powhatan, the supreme leader in the Chesapeake region, released Smith after Powhatan's favorite daughter, Pocahontas, intervened. Shortly after, Smith became president of the council in the colony and orchestrated such improvements as expanding the settlement around the fort and repairing many buildings. Smith remained in Virginia until fall 1609, when he sailed back to England. Smith was instrumental in disseminating knowledge about Virginia, publishing such works as True Relation of Virginia in 1608, Map of Virginia in 1612, Generall Historie of Virginia beginning in 1624 (there were six editions in eight years), and True Travels in 1630. While his writing contains important factual information about Virginia as it was when inhabited only by Indians, Smith is also noted for embellishing his stories with boasts and conceit. Jonathan Reese was trained from an early age in music and theater. Of his many credits he was proudest of being a founding member of Berkeley's Straw Hat review. Formidably intelligent, deeply sympathetic, and highly sensitive to his material, he was perfectly suited for literary narration.

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