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The purpose of this both authors and their books. John Smith wrote about the wonderful place other hand, William Bradford wrote about the realities and difficulties of In “ A Description of New England ”, Smith starts by describing the your life for getting your own piece of land brings to men. On the other difficult the trip to the New World was for the pilgrims. Smith also house; planting your own crops, and having a “ God’s blessing industry ” having any prejudice. Bradford, instead, writes about the condition of the He also mentions that, in the New World there was no one to welcome them, place to stay in, no houses, no inns. Smith argues about the pleasure of John Smith mentions little of the Native Americans in some of his writings, story about them. What is so odd about his writings though is one minute he the next minute he is fighting the Indians. Whereas Bradford mentions that them with arrows. The biggest difference between Bradford and Smith is Just as Smith talks about fishing with only a stick and a hook and you will you planted crops you could get as much as 50 shillings yearly, use this afford to become rich. In contrast, Bradford writes about the hunger that suffered. He did not mention about the difficulties of planting in a frozen floor, or fishing on a frozen lake. Also that half of the people died in January and February due to the conditions. Similarly, England banned all trade with the New World and the supplies they needed for an average living. Smith said that hunting was living, but what he did not mention was the dangers of the woods. The ferocious bear, as well as the shortage of ammo and rifles because they did Among the similarities about William Bradford and John Smith’s writings is land for opportunities, that nobody chased them because of their puritan both wrote about God giving them the opportunity of being in the New World, new home away from England. Smith, as well as Bradford, wrote about how was, and also how the crew had hard and good moments but I think there are Bradford and Smith had in common. One had the negative pessimist side of There are always two sides on a coin. By this I mean that a positive person the best, like the joy of adventures, the unexpected, the getting away from (Bradford) will always emphasize on the difficulties, inconvenience and are speaking with the truth, but about different aspects about the same can we know that they are telling the truth? In John Smith’s case, the way summed up in this excerpt from a ridiculing parody of Captain Smith's autobiography, “Tis known Iones fancies no additions but his own; nor need we stir our brains for glorious hath done enough (1). In Bradford case, it’s the same situation, “also had been, where some planks and a great kettle was remaining, and heaps of their hands, which they digging up, found in them divers fair Indian basket ears, fair and good, of divers colors, which seemed to them a very goodly found this food they took it. Know after seeing how dishonest he was, we he was honest in his writings. Weather Smith or Bradford’s writings are another, there is no denying that they were both Puritans. Through out talking about God and giving thanks to God for everything that happens to Works Cited Lloyd, David. The Legend of Captain Jones. London Press 1631 Morison, Samuel, ed. Of Plymouth Plantation 1620-1647. By William Bradford New York, 1952 Bibliography Barbour, P.L. ed. 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Putnam’s Sons, 1907–21 Bibliography: Barbour, P.L. ed. The Complete Works of Captain John Smith. By John Smith. Vol 3. 1986Bercovitch, Sacvan, gen. Ed. The Cambridge History of American Literature. 1994 Carruth, Gorton, and others. The Encyclopedia of American Facts and Dates. 7th ed. 1979 Franklin, Wayne. Discoverers, Explorers, Settlers: The diligent Writers of Early America. 1979 Kirkpatrick, D.L., ed. Reference Guide to American Literature. 2nd ed. 1987 Leary, Lewis. American Literature: A study and Research Guide. 1976. Lemay, J.A. The American Dream of Captain John Smith, 1991 Lloyd, David. The Legend of Captain Jones. London Press 1631 Ludwig, Richard M., and Nault, Clifford, A., Jr. Annals of American Literature 1602-1983. 1986 Morison, Samuel, ed. Of Plymouth Plantation 1620-1647. By William Bradford New York, 1952 Mossiker, F. Pocahontas: the Life and Legend, 1976 Westbrook, Perry. William Bradford, 1978 Ward & Trent, et al. The Cambridge History of English and American Literature. New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1907–21 Word Count: 1060
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