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Argall is a historical novel by American writer William T. Vollmann, which was first published in 2001. It is the third book in a planned seven-book cycle entitled . (As of 2015, five of the seven books have been published.)Argall is a retelling of Read More..

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Description	Argall is a historical novel by American writer William T. Vollmann, which was first published in 2001. It is the third book in a planned seven-book cycle entitled . (As of 2015, five of the seven books have been published.)Argall is a retelling of the founding of the Jamestown Colony and the legend of Pocahontas and Captain John Smith. The novel is primarily written in flowery Elizabethan language, which was met with mixed critical reception; the New York Times found the language "endlessly distracting and often silly", whereas the San Francisco Chronicle found the narrative "informative and even delightful".The titular (but by no means central) character is Samuel Argall. He did not appear in Disney's 1995 animated film or its , but was played by Yorick van Wageningen in Terrence Malick's The New World (2005).
Description	Argall is a historical novel by American writer William T. Vollmann, which was first published in 2001. It is the third book in a planned seven-book cycle entitled . (As of 2015, five of the seven books have been published.)Argall is a retelling of the founding of the Jamestown Colony and the legend of Pocahontas and Captain John Smith. The novel is primarily written in flowery Elizabethan language, which was met with mixed critical reception; the New York Times found the language "endlessly distracting and often silly", whereas the San Francisco Chronicle found the narrative "informative and even delightful".The titular (but by no means central) character is Samuel Argall. He did not appear in Disney's 1995 animated film or its , but was played by Yorick van Wageningen in Terrence Malick's The New World (2005).

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Name	Argall: The True Story of Pocahontas and Captain John Smith
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Authors	William T. Vollmann
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Genre	Historical novel
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Series	Seven Dreams: A Book of North American Landscapes
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Language	English
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Country	Author: United States
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Pages	736 pp
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Media_type	Print (Hardcover and Paperback)
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Isbn	0-670-91030-9
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Oclc	45951560
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Publisher	Viking Press
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