Upon reading the article, I formed the opinion that is very biased for Virginia Bernhard, the author, as I think the evidence he cites and his diction is very thorough. Indeed I believe this article succeeded in persuading the reader of what Bernhard believes about Jamestown. Bernhard does a fine job in providing evidence to configure the history behind Jamestown. Resources used, such as John’s Smith novel, assist in the process of learning about Jamestown by creating claims like “Smiths Generall Historie records that there were 16 men aboard missing” (Bernhard, 1992, 606). Statements cited such as these from primary sources lead me to think the author did a superior job in supporting his argument. Furthermore, I believe that the article also
