Pocahontas: The Life And The Legend
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The amazing story and alluring personality of Pocahontas (1595-1617) have endured the enlargement of legend and the distortions of time, as if waiting for Mossiker's skill, scholarship, and sensitivity to reveal Pocahontas as she was. This biography illuminates the dual world within which she struggled to identify herself, and her enormous impact on its leading figures: the first encounters and skirmishes between Indians and Englishmen in 1607 Pocahontas's dramatic rescue of Captain John Smith and her later abduction her marriage to the Father of Tobacco, John Rolfe the fateful voyage to England and her early death. The book also examines the myths and commercialization that have entombed Pocahontas through the centuries. In absorbing detail this vivid biography resurrects the real Pocahontas and unveils the uses,noble and ignoble,America has made of her.
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| OPC | PH9MC2 |
|---|---|
| Codes | 0306806991 (ISBN-10) |
| 9780306806995 (ISBN) |
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“Sets the record straight in almost every instance. . . . Pocahontas is an outstanding book–by far the most sensible and complete to date.”–Book WorldThe amazing story and alluring personality of Pocahontas (1595-1617) have endured the enlargement of legend and the distortions of time, as if waiting for Mossiker’s skill, scholarship, and sensitivity to reveal Pocahontas as she was. This biography illuminates the dual world within which she struggled to identify herself, and her enormous impact on its leading figures: the first encounters and skirmishes between Indians and Englishmen in 1607; Pocahontas’s dramatic rescue of Captain John Smith and her later abduction; her marriage to the Father of Tobacco, John Rolfe; the fateful voyage to England and her early death. The book also examines the myths and commercialization that have entombed Pocahontas through the centuries. In absorbing detail this vivid biography resurrects the real Pocahontas and unveils the uses-noble and ignoble-America has made of her.
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- ISBN Pocahontas book History English Paperback 422 pages
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Features
| Type | Paper book |
|---|---|
| Language version | English |
| Genre | History |
| Release date (DD/MM/YYYY) | 22/03/1996 |
| Number of pages | 422 pages |
| Written by | Frances Mossiker |
| Publisher | Da Capo Press |
| Publication year | 1996 |
| International Standard Book Number (ISBN) | 9780306806995 |
| Book cover type | Paperback |
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