So, much like any writer, they wrote about circumstances and events surrounding them. Some, like the infamous Captain John Smith, wrote personal accounts and histories of their affairs in the new world. Smith, who seemed to lust for adventure, penned his trials and tribulations after his return to England. It is said he always wanted to be remembered, so what better way than binding one's memoirs to paper, with perhaps just a little embellishment?

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John Smith, while writing and contributing to several geographically and historically oriented works on Virginia and New England, is most famous for his works relating to his more adventurous exploits; namely that which pertained to his dealings with Chief Powhatan and his daughter, Pocahontas (Chronicled in The General History of Virginia, New England, and the Summer Isles). Mary Rowlandson, on the other hand, is famous for her only known work, A Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson.

First off, it should be noted that Smith's story may or may not have been written by him. Rowlandson's work shows her skills as a writer to be more than capable, that is her prose was sufficient enough to garner her international acclaim, and basically set the "mold" for future "Indian captivities". Smith, a walking adventure himself, told an excellent captivity

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