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“John Smith,” line engraving from the 18th century, after Simon De Passe. 6 7/8 in. x 4 3/4 in. Courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery, London. Introduction. John Smith was born in Lincolnshire, England in either late 1579 or early 1580, the exact date is unknown. As a child he attended a grammar school, however, he wanted to be a sailor.
The American Dream of Captain John Smith. By J. A. Leo Lemay. (Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia. 1991. $29.95.) J. A. Leo Lemay is an admirer of Captain John Smith; indeed, this is a book that might bring a blush to the grizzled cheek of the captain himself, so unreserved is the author's esteem. Early on
- Early Life and Military Exploits
- Founding of Jamestown
- John Smith and Pocahontas
- Leadership of Jamestown
- Anglo-Powhatan Wars
- Later Life and Death
- Sources
Born around 1580 in Willoughby, a town in Lincolnshire, England, Smith left home at age 16 after his father’s death. He sailed to France, where he joined volunteer forces fighting for Dutch independence against Spain. He later served on a pirate ship in the Mediterranean Sea before heading to Austria in 1600 to join the forces of the Holy Roman Emp...
In 1607, Smith’s military reputation helped earn him a spot in the group of men assembled by the Virginia Company to form an English colony in North America. With a charter from King James I in hand, 104 settlers sailed from England aboard three ships in December 1606. During the four-month sea voyage, expedition leaders arrested Smith for planning...
The new colony struggled with food shortages and disease, and in the fall of 1607 Smith began conducting expeditions to Native American villages to secure food. That December, a Powhatan hunting party captured Smith during one of these trips and brought him before Wahunsenacawh (commonly known as Chief Powhatan), the leader of most of the indigenou...
In September 1608, Smith was elected president of Jamestown's governing council. He instilled greater discipline among the settlers, enforcing the rule"He who will not work shall not eat." Under Smith's guiding hand, the colony made progress: The settlers dug the first well, planted crops and began repairing the fort that had burned down the previo...
In the months after his departure, Chief Powhatan ordered his men to attack the Jamestown fort, beginning the first of the Anglo-Powhatan Wars, and Jamestown endured the so-called "starving time" over the winter of 1609-10, during which several hundred colonists died. Though Smith wanted to return to Jamestown, the Virginia Company refused to send ...
When he was released, Smith was unable to find anyone in England to back further voyages across the Atlantic. He focused on writing about his experiences, published works such as The Generall Historie of Virginia (1624) and The True Travels, Adventures, and Observations of Captain John Smith(1630). Though Smith was known to exaggerate his own explo...
Bill Warder. Captain John Smith. National Park Service. Bernard Bailyn. The Barbarous Years - The Peopling of British North America: The Conflict of Civilizations, 1600-1675 (Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2012) John Smith. Jamestown Rediscovery: Historic Jamestowne.
The Online Books Page. Online Books by. John Smith (Smith, John, 1580-1631) Online books about this author are available, as is a Wikipedia article.. Smith, John, 1580-1631: The Capture and Release of Captain John Smith, Including His Rescue From Death by Pocahontas, in His Own Words, From The General Historie of Virginia, As Published at London in 1624 (Ann Arbor, MI: Reprinted for the ...
Feb 22, 2021 · Statue of Captain John Smith. rmanoske (CC BY-NC-ND) Captain John Smith (l. 1580-1631 CE) was an English explorer, soldier, author, and early governor of the Jamestown Colony of Virginia between 1607-1609 CE. Smith had served as a mercenary in his younger years and was well-versed in military discipline. His written works continue to serve as ...
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Captain John Smith's Image of America. Edwin C. Rozwenc*. N K r EARLY a hundred years ago, John Gorham Palfrey, a devoted student of New England's antiquities, remarked to Henry. Adams that he had certain historic doubts as to the story of Captain John Smith and Pocahontas. An article in the North American Review on that subject, he suggested ...
