Excavations along the Rappahannock River in Virginia have revealed the likely spot of Indigenous villages once described by ...

Explorer, author, and cartographer John Smith became the leader of the Jamestown settlement when he assumed the presidency of its governing council on Sept. 10, 1608. The charismatic and controversial ...

As American history stretches into its 250 th year, many of the figures of its distant past have now faded from flesh and blood men into figures of folklore. For the average American, a man like ...

WRITINGS BY CAPT. JOHN SMITH. A true relation -- The proceedings of the English colonie in Virginia -- A description of New England -- New Englands trials -- The generall historie of Virginia, ...

Engraved portrait of English colonist, pioneer, sailor, and soldier John Smith circa 1580 1631. Smith signed on to the Virginia Company's project at Jamestown, which became the first permanent English ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Artifacts from an Indigenous village along the Rappahannock River have been discovered, confirming previously disputed historical record. John Smith ...

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. John Smith was a founder of Jamestown, England’s first permanent North American settlement. The accuracy of his famous ...