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In 1607, when John Smith and his "Coatmen" arrive in Powhatan to begin settling the colony of Virginia, their relations with the village's inhabitants are anything but warm. Pocahontas, the beloved daughter of the Powhatan chief, Mamanatowic, is just eleven; but in spite of her age, this astute young girl acts with wisdom and compassion, and plays a fateful, peaceful role in the destinies of two peoples.
Drawing from the personal journals of John Smith, Joseph Bruchac, winner of the American Book Award for
Breaking Silence, reveals an important part of history through the eyes of two historic figures.
List of contents
Preface xi
1 pocahontas: The Swan Canoes
2 john smith: Aboard
3 pocahontas: Dressing Myself
4 john smith: Ashore
5 pocahontas: Enemies or Friends
6 john smith: The Boxes
7 pocahontas: Backwards People
8 john smith: The River
9 pocahontas: Many Questions
10 john smith: The Fort
11 pocahontas: The Touch of a Woman's Hands
12 john smith: The Hundred Left Behind
13 pocahontas: The Strange Camp of the Coatmen
14 john smith: The Sickness Time
15 pocahontas: Corn
16 john smith: Deposed
17 pocahontas: Punishment
18 john smith: Trial
19 pocahontas: Trade
20 john smith: Treason
21 pocahontas: The Hunt
22 john smith: The River of Chickahominy
23 pocahontas: Trouble
24 john smith: Captured
25 pocahontas: Waiting
26 john smith: The Great King
27 pocahontas: The Promise
Afterword
Early Seventeenth-Century English
Powhatan Language
A Note on the Stories of Pocahontas
A Note on Sources
Selected Bibliography
About the author
JOSEPH BRUCHAC is a poet, storyteller, and author of more than sixty books for children and adults who has received many literary honors, including the American Book Award and the PEN Syndicated Fiction Award. He is of Abenaki and Slovak heritage, and lives in Greenfield Center, New York.
Summary
In 1607, when John Smith and his "Coatmen" arrive in Powhatan to begin settling the colony of Virginia, their relations with the village's inhabitants are anything but warm. Pocahontas, the beloved daughter of the Powhatan chief, Mamanatowic, is just eleven; but in spite of her age, this astute young girl acts with wisdom and compassion, and plays a fateful, peaceful role in the destinies of two peoples.
Drawing from the personal journals of John Smith, Joseph Bruchac, winner of the American Book Award for Breaking Silence, reveals an important part of history through the eyes of two historic figures.
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"Both characters come to life instantly, and the daily accounts are rich with details of everyday life . . . A first choice for those interested in exploring the topic."--Kirkus Reviews
"Brings an authentic voice to a greatly mythologized and misunderstood Native American historical figure."--School Library Journal
