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# Captain John Smith: Writings with Other Narratives of Roanoke, Jamestown, and the First English Settlement of America

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### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    There Is No Other Captain John Smith Book!
  

*by F***N on Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2019*

Unlike other books on the journals of Captain John Smith, this one contains the appropriate balance of his own writings and the history of the very first Jamestown voyages and settlement. There are other books out there which are purely John Smith's writings, written in 17th century English as he wrote it, but those are way to cumbersome for the average person.This edition is neatly packaged and is invaluable as a research tool or for anyone looking to gain a deeper, first-hand insight into the founding of America's FIRST colony in 1607: Jamestown.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Purchased as gift
  

*by N***Y on Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2021*

Purchased as gift

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    A must have for all who are interested in the early settlement of Virginia and New England
  

*by C***N on Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2007*

Captain John Smith did an amazing amount of living in the fifty-one years he lived on Earth.  His life's journey began in 1580 at Willoughy, England.  He left home at 16 after his father's death to become a soldier fighting in France for Dutch Independence from Spain.  In other words, he was a mercenary.  He went to work in the Mediterranean Sea on a merchant ship in 1598.  In 1600 he went to the Austrians to fight in Hungary against the Turks and fought so valiantly that he was promoted to Captain.  Fighting in Transylvania in 1602, he was wounded, captured, and sold as a slave to a Turk.  He was then given to a girl who sent him to her brother to get training for Imperial service.  Being very ill treated by this Pasha, Smith killed him and escaped.  He fled through Russia and then Poland, was released from service, received a large reward and spent time traveling throughout Europe.  During the winter of 1604-05 he returned to England.  All this before the events we know him for began in Virginia and New England!His restless nature somehow got him involved with the plans to colonize the Virginia territory for profit.  King James I granted the charter and the expedition set sail on December 20, 1606.  While this is more than a century after Columbus, it was still a huge and costly undertaking to what was almost unknown territory.  The three tiny ships were the Discovery (20 tons), Susan Constant (120 tons), and Godspeed (40 tons).  They did not land in Virginia until April 1607 after a voyage of more than four months.  Smith was on the list of seven council members that was designated to govern the colony.  The winter was harsh, fresh water was hard to come by, sickness ravaged the colonists, and the local Indians, ruled by Powhatan (Wahunsonacock), were antagonistic to the newcomers.  Smith became the leader and led the fight against the Indian raids and negotiating with them for food enough to supplement their meager stores.In December of 1607, the famous incident of Smith being taken to Powhatan and being saved by Pocahontas occurred.  Like much in Smith's writings, it is hard to separate the braggadocio from the fact.  Apparently there was some kind of ceremony that involved a ritual death and renewal of life whereby Smith became some kind of subordinate chief member of the tribe.  Smith may not have understood the ceremony well and indeed may well have believed that the 11 year old princess saved his life.Life was very hard at Jamestown and dissent grew.  Smith was elected President in September 1608 and has the fort reinforced and emphasizes military training among the colonists.  During the winter, Powhatan refused to provide food because he believes that the colonists are not there to trade but to take Indian lands.  After difficult negotiations they trade swords and guns for food.  Things continue to be difficult and now the resentment focuses on Smith.  He is badly burned when his powder keg caught fire.  A group leading colonists deposes Smith and he sails back to England part in resentment and part for treatment of his injuries in October.He is active in promoting colonization of the new territories and heads back in 1614, but he cannot go to Virginia.  He focuses on the area north that he called New England.  Smith traveled to many areas there and in 1615 founded a colony in Maine.  He is captured by a French privateer and is unable to return to England until December.  In 1622, Indians kill more than 300 colonists.  Smith's offer to lead the military fight against the natives is rejected.During these years in England, Smith published some works to provide him some much needed income.  He finds the right stories to tell and several of his writings sold quite well.  He died in 1631 at 51 years old and was buried at St. Sepulchres in the City of London.This summary of his life is there merest outline of events.  There is much much more covered in this treasure trove of a book.The wonderful Library of America provides us with Smith's "A True Relation", "The Proceedings of the English Colony in Virginia" (parts written by a variety of folks), "A Description of New England", "New Englands Trials" [sic], "The Generall Historie of Virginia, New-England, and the Summer Isles", "The True Travels", and his "Advertisements for the Unexperienced Planters of New-England".  The words in these titles such as "trials" and "advertisements" had a much different meaning four hundred years ago.  The point was that by 1620 thousands of people were risking their lives to try to settle in Virginia and New England and they wanted information.  Smith gave them good information about what they were going to face.  Oh, he certainly boasted and gave himself credit for things that others did, but his descriptions of what it takes to survive there are quite good.This volume does not contain Smith's two books on sea travel.  However, it does contain an additional four hundred pages of writings by others about the settling of Virginia.  One covers the settlement of Roanoke before the Jamestown voyage.  Others are written independently of Smith, at least one was written in response to his "Generall Historie" that upset some who felt he took to himself their deeds.  They are all fascinating.There are also pages of black and white plates showing aspects of Smith's life and other aspects of the early settlement including etchings of Smith and even of Pocahontas (Lady Rebecca) in her English finery during her one, fatal, year in England.  There is another set of plates that are in color and show Indian life at the time of the events of this book.  We get many useful maps, and index, notes on the text, notes on the plates, and a chronology of Smith's life.This is a rich text that provides important history of early American settlement that everyone interested in the founding and history of our nation will want to read and know.  The early events with the Indians are fascinating as are the descriptions of the trade and battles.  Even the variety of spellings are fascinating.  Yes, orthography was not standardized, but it is interesting how the same words are spelled differently even within the same writing let alone between authors.A must have for all who appreciate American history.

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