An introduction to the life of the seventeenth-century Indian princess who befriended Captain John Smith and the English settlers of Jamestown.

"Pocahontas may be the most famous Native American who ever lived, but during the settlement of Jamestown, the great chiefs Powhatan and Opechancanough were the subjects of considerably more interest and historical documentation than the young woman. It was Opechancanough who captured the foreign captain "Chawnzmit"--John Smith. Smith gave Opechancanough a compass, described to him a spherical earth that revolved around the sun, and wondered if his...

Discusses the life of Pocahontas and her role as peacemaker between the Powhatan tribes and the settlers of Jamestown.

Traveling to the New World in 1606 as the page to Captain John Smith, twelve-year-old orphan Samuel Collier settles in the new colony of James Town, where he must quickly learn to distinguish between friend and foe.

John Smith arrived in the new world in 1607 to embrace the unexplored wilderness of the Americas. He was captured by Powahatan Indians and sentenced to die- until a Powhatan princess risked her life to save his.

An introduction to the life of Pocahontas, a Powhatan Indian, which covers her birth, meetings with English settlers, trip to England, family life, and death.

"Virginia Colony's most eligible woman is busy matchmaking for a ship of brides, though she has no interest in finding her own mate. Will she reconsider when new revelations about the colony's most eligible landowner come to light?"-- 1634. There are too many men and far too few women in James Towne. Selah Hopewell already has her hands full assisting her father in the family's shop. She has no wish to wed-- but she's put in charge of an incoming...

Examines the life of the Indian princess Pocahontas and her contact with English settlers, especially John Smith.

Examines the life of the Indian princess Pocahontas and her contact with English settlers, especially John Smith.