John Smith and William Bradford are both known as the first settlers of this great nation. Both of them made their marks in helping with the establishment of the first thriving colonies. They both helped a great deal, but when it came to writing down what happened, John Smith tended to make himself look good while William Bradford tended to stick to the facts. During the beginning, John Smith talks about how terrible everything was, …showed first 75 words of 753 total…

…showed last 75 words of 753 total…public hadn't known their history behind what Smith writes, they would think it either fiction or believe every word of his writings. This shows that Bradford was the better of the two leaders, hands down. Without being able to speak the full truth one cannot be a good leader. This is, of course, what John Smith lacked. Perhaps, if he where not as boastful, he may have been as great a leader as William Bradford.