powhatan indians

This title emphasizes the truth behind the embellishments regarding Pocahontas, examining how an Indian princess first befriended early American colonists.

Biography of Pocahontas who is best known for her interaction with the settlers at Jamestown.

"Explains Powhatan history and highlights Powhatan life in modern society"--Provided by publisher.

"Describes the life and time of Pocahontas and the First Colonies"--Provided by publisher.

A fictionalized account of the life of Pocahontas, the seventeenth-century Indian princess who befriended Captain John Smith and the English settlers of Jamestown.

Explores the history of the Powhatan people of the Chesapeake Bay area, discussing their early encounters with white people, and their living conditions in the twenty-first century.

Offers a brief overview of the life of Pocahontas, and the legend of her meeting John Smith and saving his life.

Draws on period letters and papers to chronicle the opening of the first permanent English settlement in the New World, describing the day-to-day existence of the British men and women who dreamed of finding gold and prosperity in the New World and instead found hardship and misery.

A brief biography of Pocahontas, daughter of the great Chief Powhatan, who helped Jamestown settlers survive harsh winters and negotiated peaceful terms between Native Americans and British settlers.