# John Smith — Essays character guide

> John Smith in Essays by Henry David Thoreau.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Smith

**First appearance:** 0052-a-yankee-in-canada

## Who they are

English explorer of Virginia; early colonial figure.

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