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| | About Captain John Smith (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08) |
 | | He explored the coast in the Massachussetts Bay area which he named "New England." |
 | | His most influential book, "The Generall Historie of Virginia, New England and the Summer Isles," was published in 1624. |
 | | He advocated using the area's natural resources (fish, furs, and timber) instead of exploring for silver and gold. |
| library.cnu.edu /cjsmith.html (218 words) |
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