Project Gutenberg 2017-09-02 Public domain in the USA. 295 Forbes-Lindsay, C. H. 1860 Forbes-Lindsay, Charles Harcourt Ainslie Harcourt, Charles Lindsay, Forbes Lachman, Harry 1886 1975 Lachman, Harry B. Captain John Smith Produced by Donald Cummings and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Captain John Smith" by C. H. Forbes-Lindsay is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The narrative focuses on the adventurous life of Captain John Smith, the founder of the first English colony in America at Jamestown, Virginia. It blends accurate historical detail with rich storytelling, illustrating Smith's daring exploits against a backdrop of early American colonial history. At the start of the book, readers are introduced to young John Smith, who is captivated by the excitement surrounding England's defeat of the Spanish Armada. Despite his father's wishes for him to become a farmer, John harbors ambitions of adventure and exploration. With a ten-shilling note given by his guardian, he sets off for London, determined to leave his mundane life behind. He encounters various challenges that shape his character, set against the lively context of Elizabethan England, and prepares for his forthcoming journeys filled with military exploits and exploration of the New World. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 63.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Smith, John, 1580-1631 F206 Text Category: Biographies Category: Adventure Category: History - American Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) 459579 2025-09-22T07:35:36.946047 text/html 442321 2024-10-23T02:35:53 text/html 658953 2025-09-22T07:35:43.170008 application/epub+zip 656182 2025-09-22T07:35:37.926039 application/epub+zip 277386 2025-09-22T07:35:37.438016 application/epub+zip 764853 2025-09-22T07:35:47.120989 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 724563 2025-09-22T07:35:42.633000 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 348843 2022-08-25T05:20:02.454798 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 419858 2025-09-22T07:35:36.249038 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 400021 2024-10-23T02:35:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16977 2025-09-22T07:35:47.254026 application/rdf+xml 16664 2025-09-22T07:35:37.519033 image/jpeg 2884 2025-09-22T07:35:37.479077 image/jpeg 597664 2025-09-22T07:35:36.997046 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia