Captain john smith biography book
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The World of Capt. John Smith
This engaging work of horizontal history spanning John Smith’s lifespan from 1580-1631 gives readers a picture of the world just before and during the colonization of America.
When Smith was a boy, Shakespeare was on his way to London to become an actor, the Spanish Armada had failed to conquer England, Mary Queen of Scots had lost her head, and Akbar the young prince of India sought to rule his people wisely. Galileo was perfecting his telescope and seeing things never before seen by the human eye, while Pocahontas romped the forests of Virginia and saved a young Englishman's life. A little band of Pilgrims seeking to escape religious persecution in England fled to Holland and a little Dutch boy named Rembrandt began to paint.
These are just a few of the intriguing personalities, events, discoveries, and advances that made up the world of Captain John Smith and are now made alive to the reader in Foster's masterful way.
"This book is a
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The World of Captain John Smith
It took me a while to wade through this book, but it was well worth the effort. The amount of time inom took fryst vatten really no reflection on the book or its writing style. Aimed at younger readers, it was actually very readable, with lots of illustrations - I just had a lot of other things going on in life!!
As a child, reading Foster's George Washington's World was really my first introduction to the concept that our US history existed as a part of world history, rather than as two separate subjects. Foster does an almost magical job of weaving together bits and pieces of history to show how things happening in China really were impacting Holland, while things in Holland were changing history in France, which meant that the way things were going in France changed the course of history in the New World.
Foster's books were published before political correctness and the terror of offending people had become the top considerations w
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Captain John Smith: A Select Edition Of His Writings
Description
An explorer and adventurer, Jamestown colonist John Smith was one of the most insightful and colorful writers to visit America in the colonial period. While his first venture was in Virginia, some of his most important work concerned New England and the colonial enterprise as a whole.
The publication in 1986 of Philip Barbour’s three-volume edition of Smith’s works made available the complete Smith opus. In this edition Karen Ordahl Kupperman’s intelligent and imaginative selection and thematic arrangement of Smith’s most important writings make Smith accessible to scholars, students, and general readers alike.
| Title: | Captain John Smith: A Select Edition Of His Writings |
| Author: | John Smith |
| Editor: | Karen Ordahl Kupperman |
| Published: | May 1988 |
| Pages: | 304 |
| Dimensions: | 6 x 0.875 x 9 inches |
| Format: | Paperback |
| ISBN: | 978-0807842089 |
Additional information
| Weight | 0.99
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