2019 Commemoration and I teamed up once again, and this time the podcast returned to Jamestown to interview Dr. James Horn.

Dr. Horn has made quite a name for himself in the history world with his most notable work being concerned with Colonial America. He is currently the President and Chief Officer at Jamestown Rediscovery Foundation at Historic Jamestowne in association with Preservation Virginia. Previously Dr. Horn served as Vice President of Research and Historical Interpretation at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Saunders Director of the International Center for Jefferson Studies at Monticello, and taught at the University of Brighton, England for 20 years.

In addition to Dr. Horn’s considerable positions, he has written many books and articles which are cited often by leading academics and intellectuals alike. In October 2018 he is due to add to this already well-known body of work by publishing 1619: The Origins of
American Society. Do, be on the lookout for that volume, as it promises to be a great addition to 1619 scholarship.

LINKS TO THE PODCAST:

• The James Horn Interview on Libsyn
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BOOKS BY JAMES HORN:

1. Horn, James. Adapting to A New World: English Society in the Seventeenth Century Chesapeake. Raliegh, NC: North Caroline Press, 1994.
2. Horn, James. A Land as God Made It: Jamestown and the Birth of America. New York: Basic Books, 2005.
3. Horn, James. A Kingdom Strange: The Brief and Tragic History of the Lost Colony of Roanoke. New York: Basic Books, 2010.
4. Horn, James. 1619: Jamestown and the Forging of American Democracy. New York: Basic Books, 2018.

Inside James Fort

The Jamestown Rediscovery Team has been exploring this site, the home of William Pierce, where Angela, one of the first Africans to arrive at Jamestown, served.

The “Angela” site.

This was once a new styled living set up in the New Town section of Jamestown

The Tercentenial monument at Histsoric Jamestowne

JAMESTOWN LINKS:

1. Historic Jamestowne
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3. Instagram
4. Twitter
5. Youtube
   

COMMEMORATION 2019 LINKS:

1. American Evolution 2019
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5. Youtube

All photography used on this site is owned and copyrighted by the author. The Featured Image is of Jamestown, as seen outside the recreated walls.

Music used for this episode – Louis Armstrong and the Mills Brothers,”Carry Me Back to Old Virginia” available on iTunes, and Hebrides Overture – “Fingal’s Cave” Op. 26 by Felix Mendlessohn performed by the London Symphony Orchestra.