Before he helped found Jamestown, John Smith had fought as a soldier of fortune in the Low Countries and Hungary, been captured by the Turks and sold into slavery, and escaped across Russia. In this late memoir he tells those adventures, including his rescue by the lady Tragabigzanda, and adds observations on his later voyages and the colonies.
A swaggering, much-debated autobiography from one of the founders of English America. Download the free EPUB.