Along the same line, I was also surprised at how the introduction entitled “Beginnings to 1700” described the pilgrims and puritans in a balanced way. The puritans and pilgrims are often portrayed as hard legalists who never had any fun. While it is …show more content…
I was not aware of the exaggeration accusation, but have always heard the story of Pocahontas told for true. It sounds like there is a reasonable argument on both sides of the issue. The fact that he wrote his accounts years after the events lends to the charge that he exaggerated. However, writing in third person makes him sound less like he is boasting about himself and more like he is relating truthful events. From reading about him, I would not put it passed John Smith to exaggerate, but I would like to believe he did not exaggerate. In any case, his writings have contributed much to our understanding of early