In The General History of Virginia, New England, and the Summer Isles, what is John Smith's style of narration?

Most journals are written as personal documents and are
therefore written in first person.  What's interesting about John Smith's
General History of Virginia, New England, and the Summer Isles is
that it's written in third person.  I assume that's what your teacher is getting at by
asking about his style of narration. 

If you didn't know it
was actually written by one of the characters, you'd think the journal is simply
an historical narrative.  One of the things my students always find striking about
Smith's use of third person narrative is how good he's able to make himself sound in
every situation--and he was a bit of a troublemaker, for sure.  The General
History was not published until many years had passed, giving him time to
make all kinds of "adjustments" to the writing and the stories.  His most famous story,
his dramatic rescue from certain death by Pocahontas, was included in this work.  By the
time he published his account of this story, both Pocahontas and her father had died and
there was no one to either confirm or deny his version of the
story. 

This third-person narrative style allows John Smith
to embellish and praise as he sees fit as he tells his own story as if he were a
stranger.  Good for his reputation, perhaps, but not so good as accurate
history.