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John Smith
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English soldier, explorer, writer (1580–1631)

Also known as: Captain John Smith, John Smith of Jamestown, Джон Смит, جون سميث, 존 스미스, ジョン・スミス

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Known works

  • Prentice Hall Literature--Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes--The American Experience
  • The United States in Literature [with three long stories] -- Seventh Edition
  • The United States in Literature -- The Glass Menagerie Edition
  • The United States in Literature -- All My Sons Edition (1973)
  • The general historie of Virginia, New England and the Summer Isles (1907)