In Mary Johnston's volume on "Pioneers of the Old South," we have, in the main, the familiar story pleasantly retold; the narrative of the fall of the Virginia
Company, for instance, and it follows pretty closely the traditional view, without taking sufficient account of recent studies. About a third of this volume, which
begins with the charter of 1606 and ends with Oglethorpe at Savannah, is given to the first ten years of the Jamestown colony. Generally speaking, adventure and
picturesque incident leave comparatively little space for an adequate account of institutional development.
The Smith-Pocahontas episode is told once more, although without vouching for its historical character, remains completely entertaining.
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This edition includes eleven illustrations of historical value and are seen as they were in the Moffat, Yard & Company publication of 1919.
