Travels and Works of Captain John Smith, Vol. 2

Travels and Works of Captain John Smith, Vol. 2
Author: Edward Arber
Publisher:
Total Pages: 612
Release: 2015-07-09
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781331049920

Excerpt from Travels and Works of Captain John Smith, Vol. 2: President of Virginia, and Admiral of New England, 1580-1631 It might well be thought, a Countries so faire (as Virginia is) so tractable, would long ere this haue beene quietly possessed, to the satisfaction of the adventurers, and the eternizing of the memory of those that effected it. But because all the world doe see a defailement [in 1612]; this following Treatise shall give satisfaction to all indifferent Readers, how the business hath bin carried: where no doubt they will easily understand and answer to their question, how it came to passe there was no better speed and success in those proceedings. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The True Travels, Adventures, and Observations of Captain John Smith into Europe, Asia, Africa, and America From Ann. Dom. 1593 to 1629

The True Travels, Adventures, and Observations of Captain John Smith into Europe, Asia, Africa, and America From Ann. Dom. 1593 to 1629
Author: John Bernhard Smith
Publisher: Awnsham and John Churchill
Total Pages: 58
Release: 1704
Genre: Voyages and travels
ISBN:

Captain John Smith dmiral of New England, was an English soldier, explorer, and author. He was knighted for his services to Sigismund Báthory, Prince of Transylvania, and his friend Mózes Székely. He was considered to have played an important part in the establishment of Jamestown, 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. His books and maps were important in encouraging and supporting English colonization of the New World. He gave the name New England to the region and noted: "Here every man may be master and owner of his owne labour and land... If he have nothing but his hands, he may...by industries quickly grow rich." When Jamestown was England's first permanent settlement in the New World, Smith trained the settlers to farm and work, thus saving the colony from early devastation. He publicly stated "He that will not work, shall not eat", quoting from the Bible, 2nd Thessalonians 3:10. Harsh weather, lack of water, living in a swampy wilderness and attacks from the Powhatan Indians almost destroyed the colony. The Jamestown settlement survived and so did Smith, but he had to return to England after being injured by an accidental explosion of gunpowder in a boat.

Travels and works of Captain John Smith, president of Virginia and admiral of New England, 1580-1631

Travels and works of Captain John Smith, president of Virginia and admiral of New England, 1580-1631
Author: John Smith
Publisher:
Total Pages: 382
Release: 1910
Genre: History
ISBN:

This is an important?collection of John Smith's original published works. This edition contains a biographical sketch of Smith that helps place the works within a broader context. Smith's numerous publications throughout the early 17th century provide the basis for historical understanding of the New World, and Jamestown in particular.?