John Smith
John Smith was born on January 9, 1580 in Willoughby, England. He was an English adventurer and soldier, and one of the founders of Jamestown, Virginia and was the author of the first book written in America in English.
At the age of sixteen after his father passed away, he ran away from home to volunteer in France who were fighting the Dutch independence from Spain. Two years later he headed toward the Mediterranean Sea where he began working on a merchant ship. At the age of twenty he joined Austrian Forces and was promoted to Captain. In Transylvania, he was wounded in battle and captured and was sold as a slave to a Turk. This Turk then sent Smith to Istanbul where he managed to escape.
Smith became actively involved with the Virginia Company's plans to colonize Virginia for profit. The expedition, composed of three ships, set sail on December 20, 1606, and finally reached Virginia in April 1607. When the sealed box that listed the names of the seven council members who were......
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