1859 Captain John Smith Biography EARLY POCAHONTAS Virginia Native American

1859 Captain John Smith Biography EARLY POCAHONTAS Virginia Native American

“For in Virginia, a plaine Souldier that can use a Pick-axe and spade, is better than five Knights.”

– John Smith

Captain John Smith was a soldier and writer who is best known for his role in establishing the Virginia colony at Jamestown, England’s first permanent colony in North America. At Jamestown, Smith served on the local council; explored and mapped the Chesapeake Bay; established a sometimes-contentious relationship with Powhatan, the paramount chief of Tsenacomoco; and was president of the colony from September 1609 to September 1610. He was unpopular among his fellow colonists, however, who forced his return to England in October 1610.

This 1859 edition of Hill’s book ‘Capt John Smith’ contains the famous story of Pocahontas!

Item number: #25535

Price: $499

HILL, George Canning

Capt. John Smith; a biography.

Boston: E.O. Libby and Co., 1859.

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages
• VIII, 9-286, [14]
• 8 illustrations (including frontispiece and title page)
• References: Sabin 31817 (1858 ed)
• Provenance: Handwritten
  • Frank W. Stewart, 1870
  • Erastus C. Benedict
    • Erastus Cornelius Benedict (1800–1880) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He served in the New York Assembly and New York Senate.
  • Language: English
  • Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
    • Brown cloth
  • Size: ~7in X 4.75in (18cm x 11.5cm)

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