
audiobook
by John Smith
{Transcriber's Note: British, archaic and inconsistent spellings have been left as in the original, as have capitalizations. A few obvious typographical errors have been changed. Margin notes, except when they refer to either the whole paragraph or the beginning of the paragraph, are indicated where they occur in the text with {MN} and inserted in full at the beginning of the paragraph to which they refer. Material in square or round brackets are as in the original; transcriber's notes are in curly brackets. Several maps and illustrations are mentioned in the text, but none appear in the original book, nor does the index. Pagination of the 1624 edition, which this edition places in the margins, have been left interlinear to more nearly indicate their original placement.}
The Travels of Captaine John Smith In Two Volumes Volume I
The Generall Historie of - Virginia, New England & The Summer Isles - Together with The True Travels, Adventures and Observations, and A Sea Grammar - By CAPTAINE JOHN SMITH Sometimes Governour in those Countryes - VOLUME I - Glasgow James MacLehose and Sons Publishers to the University New York: The Macmillan Company - MCMVII
THE TABLE
ILLUSTRATIONS
PUBLISHERS' NOTE
PANEGYRICK VERSES.
THE FIRST VOLUME
How Ancient Authors [I.1.] - Report, the New-World, Now called America, was discovered: and part thereof, first Planted by the English, called Virginia, with the Accidents and Proceedings of the same.
[I.5] Sir Richard Grenvills voyage to Virginia, for Sir Walter Raleigh. 1585.
The work gathers together a sweeping history of English exploration from the late 15th century through the early 1600s, tracing the first contacts with the New World and the daring expeditions that laid the foundations of Virginia. Readers encounter the tales of figures such as John Cabot, Martin Frobisher, and the author himself, who rose from soldier to governor of the fledgling colony. Interwoven with these narratives are maps and ship logs that bring the harsh Atlantic voyages to life.
Beyond the voyages, the author devotes extensive space to the peoples he encountered—describing villages, languages, customs, and belief systems with a mix of curiosity and the colonial lens of his time. He catalogs the region’s forests, fisheries, and crops, offering practical details on how settlers attempted to adapt to the environment. The result is a vivid, if unvarnished, portrait of early colonial America that feels both documentary and personal.
Full title
The General Historie of Virginia, New England & the Summer Isles (Vol. I) Together with the True Travels, Adventures and Observations, and a Sea Grammar
Language
en
Duration
~14 hours (812K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Roger Burch with scans from the Internet Archives
Release date
2018-01-09
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1580–1631
A soldier, explorer, and vivid self-promoter, he helped shape the early story of English America. His writings about Jamestown, Virginia, and New England turned dangerous voyages and colonial struggles into some of the best-known adventure narratives of the 1600s.
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