Book Excerpt
The passage below is an excerpt from the author’s upcoming book in the Why America Matters series: Puritans, Pilgrims, & Pioneers: How the First Generation of English Settlers Shaped the Future of a Nation.
Viewpoints
Opinion
America’s Bitter Harvest
How Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in America, inadvertently planted the seeds of slavery in the future United States
The village of Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in America, situated on the James River, Virginia, circa 1615. The painting is by National Park Service artist Sydney King (1906–2002). MPI/Getty Images
Michael Wilkerson
Author
Michael Wilkerson is a strategic adviser, investor, and author. He's the founder of Stormwall Advisors and Stormwall.com. His latest book is “Why America Matters: The Case for a New Exceptionalism” (2022).
