American Literature / Unit 3 AML 0213 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Captain John Smith and the Making of a Legend
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The idea
Born to a Lincolnshire farming family, Smith fought in the Dutch war at sixteen and against the Turks, earning his captaincy, and escaping slavery by killing the man who owned him. Appointed to the Virginia Company's council, arrested on the voyage, he became president of the colony's council in sixteen-oh-eight.
In practice
Soldier, captive, councillor, president.
Where people slip
Smith's writings are the source for Smith.
Your place on the trail
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