Pocahontas
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The Story of Pocahontas
Pocahontas is probably the best-known Native American in history. The true story of her life has been eclipsed by a fictionalized version, played out as a romance between an intrepid English captain and a wild native princess. This story was written and later embellished by John Smith, who cast himself as the hero of his own tale. But what is known about the real Pocahontas? What led the Powhatan chief to send his favorite daughter into such danger? And, despite her impact on the development of American colonization, did she truly have a say in her own fate, and the fate of her people? I'm John Hopkins, and this is
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