15708. THE WRITINGS OF CAPTAIN JOHN SMITH AND WILLIAM BRADFORD. A comparison of the works of these two figures of American history. Both writers used a "plain style" and emphasized the opportunities to be "self-made" in the New World, yet the style and content of their writings also differ because Smith was an adventurer and Bradford was a religious refugee and settler. 6 pages, 12 footnotes, 6 bibliographic sources.