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More than 5000 entries on the history, culture and life of Britain (published in 1993 by Macmillan, now out of print)
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John Smith
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(c.1579–1631) The leading colonist at Jamestown, in Virginia, which was the first successful English settlement in *America. He later went on to explore the coastal region which he named New England (he wrote books on both Virginia and New England). The best-known incident connected with him, possibly fabricated, is the saving of his life by *Pocahontas.
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