Statistics for occurrence #1 of “John Smith” in entry grady-henry-woodfen of Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History:

... to me an important one for preserving a sort of historical equilibrium, if for nothing else. Let me remind you that the Virginia Cavalier first challenged France on this continent; that Cavalier John Smith gave New England its very name, and was so pleased with the job that he has been handing his own name around ever since; and that, while Miles Standish was cutting off men's ears for courting a gir...
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John Smith 1,165 174 99 22 0 user votes
John Smith McNaught 4 0 0 0 0 user votes
John Smith Preston 4 0 2 0 0 user votes
Private John Smith 3 0 1 0 0 user votes
John Smith Cutts 2 0 0 0 0 user votes
John Smith Futhey 2 2 0 0 0 user votes
Doughty John Smith 2 0 0 0 0 user votes
John Smitherman 2 0 0 0 0 user votes

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