Travels and Works of Captain John Smith V1: President of Virginia, and Admiral of New England 1580-1631

by John Smith, Capt John Smith, Edward Arber (Editor)

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556 pages, Hardcover

First published July 25, 2006

About the author

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John Smith (1580 - 1631) Admiral of New England was an English soldier, explorer, and author. He was knighted for his services to Sigismund Bathory, Prince of Transylvania and his friend Mózes Székely. He was considered to have played an important part in the establishment of the first permanent English settlement in North America. He was a leader of the Virginia Colony (based at Jamestown) between September 1608 and August 1609, and led an exploration along the rivers of Virginia and the Chesapeake Bay. He was the first English explorer to map the Chesapeake Bay area and New England.

Reviews

[Carl Hempel]

Fascinating, though somewhat difficult read(hence the 4 stars). If there is not yet a movie about John Smith's travels, there very well ought to be!

He tells of his travels from single combat in transylvania to being attacked by privateers, to his time in Virginia, to his time in Brazil, and along also mentions various other topics that he collected information on - pirates, and the coast and nature of Africa coming most to mind.

I enjoyed it greatly as an original document set down by a historical character.

[Devorah]

I suppose now I need to learn what historians think of this book. Lots of great adventures… and yet this thrill seeker is rescued by women again and again and again in an era when I’d expect most men to hide such facts. I certainly was entertained