CONTENTS

PREFACE
CAPTAIN JOHN SMITH
I. BIRTH AND TRAINING
II. FIGHTING IN HUNGARY
III. CAPTIVITY AND WANDERING
IV. FIRST ATTEMPTS IN VIRGINIA
V. FIRST PLANTING OF THE COLONY
VI. QUARRELS AND HARDSHIPS
VII. SMITH TO THE FRONT
VIII. THE FAMOUS CHICKAHOMINY VOYAGE
IX. SMITH'S WAY WITH THE INDIANS
X. DISCOVERY OF THE CHESAPEAKE
XI. SMITH'S PRESIDENCY AND PROWESS
XII. TRIALS OF THE SETTLEMENT
XIII. SMITH'S LAST DAYS IN VIRGINIA
XIV. THE COLONY WITHOUT SMITH
XV. NEW ENGLAND ADVENTURES
XVI. NEW ENGLAND'S TRIALS
XVII. WRITINGS-LATER YEARS
XVIII. DEATH AND CHARACTER