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National Beginnings: The Colonial Experience

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National Beginnings: The Colonial Experience

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Notable Works:

1. Captured by Opechancanough

(by John Smith)

2. Song of the Sky Loom

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Captured by Opechancanough- a journal of Captain John Smith about his travel

- a record of the perils and frustrations of America's first settlers

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Journal-comes from Anglo-French word "jurnal" which means "a day"

-a book for inventories and daily accounts

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Capt. John Smith

- a young and fearless adventurer and soldier of fortune

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