John Smith a Soldier for hire set upon a journey across the ocean in order to sit on a council to govern a new community. As one of the founders of Jamestown and arguably the first writer of the new world might have never intended for his work to be published but placing his writings on a supply ship back to England. His literary works included an influential book called A General History of Virginia, New England, and the Summer Isles, would not appear until 1624. A most interesting passage from A True Relation of Such Occurrences and Accidents of Note As Hath Happened in Virginia in 1608 was the first written in the new world.
As the first writers in the new world describing all that he saw and experienced made him the most influential writers during this time. Describing this new world to his countrymen not only educating them on the natives they encountered but also …show more content…
His writings gave the English a look into the naïve nature of the natives and their undeveloped immune system. The passage talks about the how the natives saw the new people coming into their world being not born of humans but being some type of God. This exert also includes some insight into the diseases that plagued the Native Indians upon their arrival into their culture. The disease that the explorers brought with them costs the lives of many of the inhabitants of the new world. Describing the area that they landed on for the English royals. John Smith a paid Soldier, former slave but arguably one of the most influential writers of his time. John Smith inspired the masses to sail a world away and colonize a new world that became a world power. He may have never intended for any of his to be officially published after placing it on a supply ship. Written in 1608 by the title of A True Relation of Such Occurrences and Accidents of Note As Hath Happened in Virginia influenced an entire country to explore the
As the first writers in the new world describing all that he saw and experienced made him the most influential writers during this time. Describing this new world to his countrymen not only educating them on the natives they encountered but also …show more content…
His writings gave the English a look into the naïve nature of the natives and their undeveloped immune system. The passage talks about the how the natives saw the new people coming into their world being not born of humans but being some type of God. This exert also includes some insight into the diseases that plagued the Native Indians upon their arrival into their culture. The disease that the explorers brought with them costs the lives of many of the inhabitants of the new world. Describing the area that they landed on for the English royals. John Smith a paid Soldier, former slave but arguably one of the most influential writers of his time. John Smith inspired the masses to sail a world away and colonize a new world that became a world power. He may have never intended for any of his to be officially published after placing it on a supply ship. Written in 1608 by the title of A True Relation of Such Occurrences and Accidents of Note As Hath Happened in Virginia influenced an entire country to explore the