Histories of Colonization in North America
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In the early history of colonization in North America, Samuel de Champlain and William Bradford were both instrumental in establishing written records of the period and the experiences of those first intrepid explorers and colonists. Indeed, both men were personally involved in the exploration and settlement of several key areas along the eastern coast of the present day United States and Canada. However, while the two both experienced the new world of North American in the seventeenth century, their written histories of those experiences contain several interesting differences. In Champlain's The Voyages of Sieur de Champlain (1613) and Voyages and Discoveries (1619), it is obvious that Champlain's history is rooted much more in the factual aspects of the experience, such as the geography and wildlife of the region. Bradford's history, in contrast, is focused on the religious and philosophical basis of the new settlements. Furthermore, while Champlain forged significant relationships with the Native Americans that he encountered, and included information about their culture, Bradford tended to gloss over such facts, concentrating instead on the lives of the settlers themselves. Upon first glance, it is obvious that Champlain is determined to set out an accurate, fact-based account of his journey along the Atlantic coast. In an excerpt from Chapter VIII of The Voyages of Sieur de Champlain, he states, "The next day we doubled cape St. Louis (Plymouth Harbor)
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dford include accounts of their specific personal experiences. Indeed, both men provide details of their 'emotional' lives, which make their written records seem like more than mere account of remote historical events, as readers are able to relate to the personal experiences of these men. In one chapter of On Plymouth Plantation, Bradford declares:
I am to begin this year with that which was a matter of great sadness and mourning unto them all. About the 18th of April died their Reverend Elder and my dear and loving friend Mr. William Brewster, a man that had done and suffered much for the Lord Jesus and the gospel's sake (155).
By including his reaction to a personal tragedy, such as the death of both his friend William Brewster, Bradford reminds readers that this is not simply a dry recounting of historical facts or religious propaganda. Bradford's personal details convey the fact that these experiences belong to real people, not distant figures who only seem to inhabit a history book.
Personal details function in a similar way within Champlain's history, though they might be even more important than in Bradford's since the rest of Champlain's account serves as an almost dry, factual account of his experiences. B
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