1.06 Smith Tames "Savages"

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Adventurer: one who seeks his fortune in new and hazardous or perilous enterprises.*

John Smith was certainly an adventurer! He was an explorer, soldier of fortune, and writer who wrote the first English book published about America, entitled A True Relation. He is probably best remembered as the folk hero rescued by Pocahontas, a questionable story that has endured almost as a myth. However, his contributions to American history and literature are invaluable.

In Brief

Chief Powhatan lectured John Smith about peace. Listen here for this speech.

*Source: Dictionary.com

Find out

why Smith left home at the age of 16.
how he came to be a slave.
why he went to the New World.
the real story about Smith and Pocahontas.
how he helped to establish the first English colony in the North America.

Come with us as we travel along with explorer John Smith on his excursions throughout the New World! Read more about this adventurer!

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