Pocahontas
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The Story of Rebecca Pocahontas
In the autumn of 1616, word reaches Pocahontas that Captain John Smith is not in fact dead as she had believed. By now, news has spread that her father, Chief Powhatan, has real influence over the success of the American colonial endeavor. In his writings, John Smith later fictionalizes her reaction to his betrayal of her people. He reframes it as a spurned lover burning with fury and passion to find her paramour alive after believing he was dead. At the end of the Christmas season, Pocahonta receives a huge honor. She is invited to attend the 12th Night Mask of the Court of King James.
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