John Smith’s account of the New Worlds is not reliable. Smith’s account of the New World, Dennis Montgomery’s description of Smith, and The Adventures of John Smith in the textbook don’t correspond with each other. The two secondary sources prove the majority of things John Smith promised wrong. George Percy describes John Smith as “... an ambityous unworthy and vaynegloriuos fellowe” (qtd. in Captain John Smith). This hints to me that maybe John Smith had a tendency to exaggerate the truth to get what he wanted. In the first document, the primary source “Description of Virginia” by John Smith, the purpose for writing this was to persuade people to go with him to colonize Virginia, propaganda that made Virginia sound better than it actually
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Then a few sentences later Smith starts talking about how many people live around the land he is interested in in Virginia. “Within 60 miles of Jamestown there about some 5,000 people” (Smith 19). This really struck me when I read this document, it seemed like he was just making some stuff up, mainly when he describes the native people. Smith said that “... some are of disposition, some bold, most cautious, all savage” (Smith 20). He is biased, he think that the native are “... of a color brown, when they are of any age, but they are born white” (Smith 19). This isn’t scientifically possible. Smith describe Native American this way to make the potential settlers feel more comfortable around them.
In “Captain John Smith” by Dennis Montgomery, he talks about how Smith’s accounts of how the Powhatans treated him were untrue. Smith was defined by Albert Bushnell Hart as one of the “Great American historical liars” (qtd. In Captain John Smith). Smith misinterpreted how the Powhatans treated him, there for effecting reputation as an honest man. If he would’ve connected with them and understood their culture he may have not had such a bad reputation in the
Then a few sentences later Smith starts talking about how many people live around the land he is interested in in Virginia. “Within 60 miles of Jamestown there about some 5,000 people” (Smith 19). This really struck me when I read this document, it seemed like he was just making some stuff up, mainly when he describes the native people. Smith said that “... some are of disposition, some bold, most cautious, all savage” (Smith 20). He is biased, he think that the native are “... of a color brown, when they are of any age, but they are born white” (Smith 19). This isn’t scientifically possible. Smith describe Native American this way to make the potential settlers feel more comfortable around them.
In “Captain John Smith” by Dennis Montgomery, he talks about how Smith’s accounts of how the Powhatans treated him were untrue. Smith was defined by Albert Bushnell Hart as one of the “Great American historical liars” (qtd. In Captain John Smith). Smith misinterpreted how the Powhatans treated him, there for effecting reputation as an honest man. If he would’ve connected with them and understood their culture he may have not had such a bad reputation in the