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Blood On The River Novel Summary By Elisa Carbone A gripping and intensely engrossing look at the brutal reality of life in the New World can be found in Elisa Carbone’s historical novel Blood on the River: James Town 1607, which is set in the early years of the Jamestown Colony in Virginia.

Samuel Collier, a small child who works as a page to Captain John Smith, one of the key players in the founding of the first permanent English colony in North America, narrates the book, which was first published in 2006. Samuel’s trip from London to Jamestown is chronicled in the book, along with his encounters with the Native American tribes, the settlers, and the challenges of the New World, such as disease, malnutrition, and the fight for survival.

The book explores issues including cultural conflict, overcoming adversity, leadership, and the complexity of human nature while capturing the harshness and potential of the early colonial experience. Blood on the Ri