Almost no one, however, has heard of Sir Samuel Argall. The Columbia Encyclopedia records that his rule as deputy governor of the Virginia colony was “autocratic” and “harsh.” Beyond that ...

If one New Jersey senator has his way, New Jersey will call Delaware Bay something else and will get some land from Delaware.

Vollmann pitches Smith's struggles to get ahead as a direct contrast to the adventures of the eponymous Samuel Argall, his more successful counterpart as an imperialist, a conqueror who ended up ...

Between March and April 1613, Captain Samuel Argall was on the move up the Chesapeake Bay in his new Virginia made frigate, Treasurer, on trading and exploration duty for the Virginia Company of ...

The historical marker reads clearly: "Near the mouth of this creek . . . was the Indian Village 'Petomek,' where Pocahontas was kidnapped by Captain Samuel Argall in 1613." ...

In 1613, Pocahontas, daughter of Chief Powhatan, was captured by English Capt. Samuel Argall in the Virginia Colony. (During a yearlong captivity, Pocahontas converted to Christianity and ...

1613: Pocahontas, daughter of Chief Powhatan, was captured by English Capt. Samuel Argall in Virginia and held in exchange for English prisoners and stolen weapons. (During a yearlong captivity ...

Riesling is believed to have originated in Germany, which remains the leading producer of these wines worldwide, making a range of styles from bone-dry to sweet and everything in between. On the other ...

1613: Pocahontas, daughter of Chief Powhatan, was captured by English Capt. Samuel Argall in the Virginia Colony. (Pocahontas converted to Christianity and ultimately opted to stay with the ...