Captain John Smith, Janet Benge
Captain John Smith, Janet Benge
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Captain John Smith
A Foothold in the New World

Author: Janet Benge

Narrator: Tim Gregory

Unabridged: 4 hr 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/28/2014

Synopsis

The mainsail cracked above them in the ferocious wind as a group of red-faced men descended on John. "You have brought a curse on us. Overboard with you," one of the men yelled. A chorus of cheers went up. It was the last sound John heard before he was dumped over the side of the ship and engulfed by the dark, roiling ocean." Thrown overboard, enslaved by the Turks, captured by pirates, rescued by a princess--the story of Englishman John Smith (1580-1631) would seem unbelievable were it fiction. Young John first sought adventure in Europe, traveling as far as Russia and distinguishing himself in the wars that raged across the Old World. But John Smith's real passion was for the New World, and in 1607 he sailed to North America with the men who would establish the first lasting British settlement- Jamestown. There he fought level-headedly for the policies that would enable the fragile community to survive starvation, disease, and deadly attacks to become a foothold in the New World.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ruby

John smith comes alive in this book. My 10 year old son cried and moaned when I gave him the book. After 2 chapters he started sneaking it into the bathroom and staying up late to read it. John Smith is full of adventure and a real example of leadership.......more

Goodreads review by Hank

I did not know much more about John Smith than the Pocahontas story. But wow did he have a lot of crazy adventures. His story is like an Indiana Jones movie. (NOTE: I'm stingy with stars. For me 2 stars means a good book or a B. 3 stars means a very good book or a B+. 4 stars means an outstanding boo......more

Goodreads review by Ruthie

Pretty impressed with this one! Read during tutoring this summer, and while the authorship is obviously biased towards painting John Smith as a hero, I was impressed that they refrained from painting a one-sided view of the interactions between colonists and Native Americans. Grateful for the accura......more

Goodreads review by JD'

Fascinating read about captain Smith's journey to Constantinople as a slave. While in captivity he met a blonde haired English slave girl. Smith would kill his master and escape, then he would later on come back for a "Navy Seals" rescue operation from her Turkish captives. I found the adventures to......more

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