The settlers believed and trusted him because he had saved them. John Smith was a very smart man, and he wrote many accounts about the happenings in Jamestown. He also pu

Critique: I don't remember learning too much on John Smith, though of course I learned about him. My reaction to his work is questioning; I've heard how he was this brave and courageous hero, yet in the book it asserts that he was "a vain braggart" and "a teller of tall tales". He didn't mention the whole Pocahontas thing, which is the first that pops in my mind when I think about Smith. However, I think I admire him more than Columbus because he seemed to be more peaceful and open-minded when it came to the Indians. It claims in the American Literature book that he "traded for food with the Indians, learned their customs and language". It doesn't seem like he forced anything on them or thought his way and his customs were better than theirs.

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