... THE ROAD TO LEXINGTON.] AMERICAN LEADERS AND HEROES A PRELIMINARY TEXT-BOOK IN UNITED STATES HISTORYBY Leaders and Heroes, by Wilbur Fisk Gordy 1CHAPTER IVJohn Smith and the Settlement of Jamestown[1579-1631][Illustration: ... flavor."Columbus sailed along the coast of Cuba and Hayti, landing here and there, and sent parties inland to find outwhat they could about the land and its people. Everywhere he was on the lookout ... began to rob and plunder the settlement, and at the same time famine and diseaseaided in the work of destruction. Dogs, horses, and even rats and mice were in demand for food, and while atits...