John Smith One of our country’s founding fathers, John Smith, exhibited an adventuresome, proud, and boastful spirit which led to his great fame, yet today he remains one of the least understood figures of early American history. His name evokes a popular image of a romantic hero who was rescued by the legendary Pocahontas. Many people once believed that the heroic adventures described in his writings were written simply to promote himself, but most …showed first 75 words of 1742 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1742 total…recognized and remembered as such. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** Works Cited Barbour, Philip L. "John Smith." Encyclopedia Americana. 1996 ed. "Captain John Smith." 1997-1998: Online. Internet. 28 March 1999. Available www:http://www.apva.org/history/jsmith.htm. "John Smith." Dictionary of American Biography. 1935 ed. "John Smith." Encyclopedia of World Biography. 1998 ed. Montgomery, Dennis. "Captain John Smith." Spring 1994: Online. Internet. 29 March 1999. Available www:http://www.history.org/other/journal/smith.htm. "Was John Smith a Liar?" American Heritage. Oct. 1958 ed.