The book "The Birth of a Nation. Jamestown, 1607" by Sarah Agnes Rice Pryor tells about the beginning of a new era for North America - the establishment of the first permanent English settlement in the New World. The author reveals the life of the first settlers and their encounters with local Indian tribes, demonstrating how they adapted to new conditions and survived in an unfriendly environment. The book is a fascinating narrative about the difficult establishment of the colony and the influence it had on the subsequent development of the history of the United States.