Why is the literature of exploration filled with so many journals, letters, and other nonfiction sources?
a. These were the most popular forms of literature in Europe at the time.
b. Explorers were less concerned with writing fiction than with documenting their discoveries.
c. The novels and short stories written by explorers were too difficult to preserve and have been lost.
d. Nonfiction literature best represented the burgeoning spirit of independence in the colonies.