About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 35. Chapters: Adam Baynes, Alexander Leslie, 1st Earl of Leven, Anthony Buller, Charles Danvers, Edward Conway, 2nd Viscount Conway, Edward Cromwell, 3rd Baron Cromwell, Edward Ford (soldier), Francis Popham, Francis Vere, George Paulet, George Sinclair (mercenary), Henry Danvers, 1st Earl of Danby, James Lumsden, Jerome Sankey, John Cloberry, John Colepeper, 1st Baron Colepeper, John Erskine of Cardross, John Smith (explorer), Martin Bond, Palmes Fairborne, Patrick Ruthven, 1st Earl of Brentforth, Payne Fisher, Philip Howard (1629-1717), Richard Bertie (soldier), Richard Wenman, 1st Viscount Wenman, Robert Murray (died 1719), Robert Shirley, Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery, Roger Manners, 5th Earl of Rutland, Rowland Dawkins, Rowland Laugharne, Sir Charles Lyttelton, 3rd Baronet, Sir George Downing, 1st Baronet, Sir Henry Brooke, 1st Baronet, Sir John Bowyer, 1st Baronet, Sir John Lenthall, 1st Baronet, Sir William Constable, 1st Baronet, Thomas Tollemache, William Baillie (soldier), William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire, William Drummond, 1st Viscount Strathallan, William Godolphin (1567-1613), William Russell, 1st Baron Russell of Thornhaugh, Winston Churchill (1620-1688). Excerpt: Sir John Smith (c. January 1580 - 21 June 1631) Admiral of New England was an English soldier, explorer, and author. He was knighted for his services to Sigismund Bathory, Prince of Transylvania and his friend Mozes Szekely. He was considered to have played an important part in the establishment of the first permanent English settlement in North America. He was a leader of the Virginia Colony (based at Jamestown) between September 1608 and August 1609, and led an exploration along the rivers of Virginia and the Chesapeake Bay. He was the first English explorer to map the Chesapeake Bay area and New England. Smith's books and maps are...
