Remember that guy from Pocahontas? He was a real thing, and before colonizing the Americas, he was a swashbuckler in Central Europe.
Empire of Ice and Stone
Reaching the South Pole During the Heroic Age of Exploration
Titanic's Officers - RMS Titanic - Captain E.J. Smith
John Smith (explorer) - Wikipedia
John Smith, Jamestown, Pocahontas, & Adventures
The History Press Titanic's captain
Titanic's Officers - RMS Titanic - Captain E.J. Smith
Who was Captain Smith and What Was His Role in the Sinking of the Titanic? - Molly Brown House Museum
John Smith: Facts, Life & Pocahontas
Kościuszko and Pułaski: the Founding Fathers of the US Military - 3 Seas Europe
Captain John Smith - Historic Jamestowne Part of Colonial National Historical Park (U.S. National Park Service)
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Age of Discovery - Wikipedia
The American Home Front and World War II (U.S. National Park Service)