Three Ships Come Sailing Author:Gilchrist Waring This book was purchased at Jamestown, Virginia — Three Ships Come Sailing — A Child's Story Of Our Country's Birthplace — JAMESTOWN IN VIRGINIA — By Gilchrist Waring — Pictures by Elmo Jones — Copyright, 1948 — Reprinted 1991 — To Our Young Readers: — Countries, like persons, have birthdays and birthplaces. The thirteenth of May is our country's birthday... more », and Jamestown, on the north bank of the James River in Virginia, is her birthplace. This little story is about Jamestown-and we hope you will love it as much as we have loved preparing it.