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Pocahontas: a story about a sweet little Indian girl who dramatically saved an Englishman’s life? Hardly. This book covers the remarkable life of America’s First Lady and depicts the fascinating times of the early 17th century, when a new age was awakening and the brave were seizing it.

Pocahontas was the daughter of Powhatan. When Captain John Smith was captured by these Indians in 1607, he was brought before Powhatan, who sentenced him to death. Sixteen-year-old Pocahontas convinced her father to spare Captain Smith's life, thus becoming a friend of the settlers and eventually influencing her father to be friendly, too.

AN EPIC AND UNFORGETTABLE LOVE STORY FROM BESTSELLING AUTHOR, JADE JONES Asia AKA "Pocahontas" is as far from good as anyone can get. Treacherous, backstabbing, ratchet, and manipulative, she spends her days and nights breaking the fragile hearts and fat pockets of her sponsors, trying to maintain her lifestyle through any means necessary. From turning tricks to burning houses down, Poca can go from petty to extreme in the blink of an eye, and with her “career” as a full-time stripper, a new love interest, and the usual drama that seems to follow her wherever she goes, she always has ...

Join the Disney Princesses in this collection of three enchanting stories. In “A New Chef in Town,” a new chef comes to town and samples Tiana’s famous gumbo. But Tiana is devastated when he doesn’t like her recipe! So when the chef opens his own restaurant with a gumbo recipe that...

The True Story of Pocahontas is the first public publication of the Powhatan perspective that has been maintained and passed down from generation to generation within the Mattaponi Tribe, and the first written history of Pocahontas by her own people.

Native American princess or British celebrity? Pocahontas played a pivotal role in the New World, but the powerful pull between her tribe and the new settlement on Virginia's shores took its toll.

A gripping narrative of one of the great survival stories of American history: the opening of the first permanent English settlement in the New World. Drawing on period letters and chronicles, and on the papers of the Virginia Company–which financed the settlement of Jamestown–David Price...

Pocahontas, a young Indian princess, follows the lives of a family of beavers. When White hunters come on the scene, Pocahontas goes to father, the chief, for help. In time, Pocahontas learns a valuable lesson of forgiveness.

The name Pocahontas is one of the most recognized in the world, and many think they know the story of how she met and fell in love with a European colonist meddling in her Native American affairs. But is this really what happened? It certainly has been a popular theme, and whole Disney movies have been made celebrating this narrative, but besides these conveniently glossed-over tales, what is the real story?

The essential history of the extraordinary year in which American democracy and American slavery emerged hand in hand in Virginia “If anyone today knows colonial Virginia, it is James Horn.” —Wall Street Journal Along the banks of the James River, during an oppressively hot spell in the...

These three exciting stories feature some of your favorite Disney heroines on fun adventures as young girls! Mulan’s Secret Plan Mulan can’t wait to start school. She’s excited to learn! But when class starts, she realizes that it’s not quite what she was expecting. And if she and her...

Who were Pocahontas and the Powhatan Indians? They were the Native Americans living in Virginia who met the English settlers when they arrived in 1607. Learn about their culture and how they celebrated their harvest every year!

Featuring biographies of Fred Begay, Karletta Chief, Cathlene Johnson, Mary Golda Ross, Krystal Tsosie, Maria Yellow Horse, Captain John Herrington, Pastor Sir Douglas Nicholls, Karlie Noon, Maxida Märak, Sara Wesslin, Burnum Burnum, Nemonte Nenquimo, Platon Oyunsky and Sardana Platonovna Oyunskaya, Douglas Ross Hyde, William Buffalo Tiger and Shigeru Kayano - Indigenous History is so much more than Pocahontas and Thanksgiving!

Pocahontas y su mejor amiga, Nakoma, comparten las últimas fresas de la temporada. Ella y Flit, el colibrí, salen a recoger frutos silvestres para darle una sorpresa a Nakoma, sin saber que ella ha tenido la misma idea y está buscando arándanos junto a Meeko, el mapache. Esta entrañable historia sobre la amistad y la generosidad es perfecta para leer con los más peques de la casa antes de dormir.

You may know of Pocahontas, but there is more to her story. Learn about life in the time that Pocahontas lived, and how she impacted the First Colonies.

Pocahontas siempre ha sido una chica muy práctica. En esta historia, te aventurarás con ella en una tarea peligrosa pero muy importante. Pocahontas está segura de que puede encontrar una planta especial que se puede usar para curar al niño enfermo de su aldea. Pocahontas sale en su busca, aunque el viaje no sale como esperaba. Por el camino, sin embargo, hace una nueva amiga. ¿Se las ingeniará también para encontrar la planta? Disney Antes de la historia: Disney Antes de la historia es una emocionante serie de libros que protagonizan tus heroínas de Disney favoritos viviendo aventuras de pequeñas.

The story of Pocahontas, the young daughter of Chief Powhatan, is one that has captured the imagination of children and adults for more than 400 years. Responsible for saving the life of Captain John Smith, Pocahontas also saved Jamestown colonists from starvation and saved them from being massacred by her father's warriors. To this day, no one really knows what motivated the unselfish deeds of Pocahontas. What we do know is, without her, American history would not be the same.

A beautiful young Indian girl, and a brave Englishman. Black eyes, and blue eyes. A friendly smile, a laugh, a look of love.... But this is North America in 1607, and love is not easy. The girl is the daughter of King Powhatan, and the Englishman is a white man. And the Indians of Virginia do not want the white men in their beautiful country. This is the famous story of Pocahontas, and her love for the Englishman John Smith.

At just 12 years old, Matt must face serious challenges in the Maine wilderness while awaiting his father's return to their cabin. When he is saved from a terrifying bee swarm attack by an Indian chief and his grandson Attean, Matt gains a valuable friend in the young Indian boy. As the boys...

Thrown overboard, enslaved by the Turks, captured by pirates, rescued by a princess-the story of Englishman John Smith (1580-1631) would seem unbelievable were it fiction. Young John first sought adventure in Europe, traveling as far as Russia and distinguishing himself in the wars that raged across the Old World. But John Smith's real passion was for the New World, and in 1607 he sailed to North America with the men who would establish the first lasting British settlement—Jamestown.