The Double Life of Pocahontas

Pocahontas was the special favorite of her father, the great chief Pawhatan. And when the English settlers came to Virginia, she became a ¿sister¿ to Captain John Smith, who was ¿adopted¿ into her tribe. She was permitted to move freely between the Indian and white worlds, and her life seemed perfect. But soon there was trouble. Pocahontas was kidnapped by the settlers, who forced her to live like a white woman. She yearned for her father to meet the colonists¿ demands so all would be well again. But before Pocahontas made peace, she would be asked to turn her back on everything she loved¿and to leave her Indian world behind forever.

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The Double Life of Pocahontas

Pocahontas was the special favorite of her father, the great chief Pawhatan. And when the English settlers came to Virginia, she became a ¿sister¿ to Captain John Smith, who was ¿adopted¿ into her tribe. She was permitted to move freely between the Indian and white worlds, and her life seemed perfect. But soon there was trouble. Pocahontas was kidnapped by the settlers, who forced her to live like a white woman. She yearned for her father to meet the colonists¿ demands so all would be well again. But before Pocahontas made peace, she would be asked to turn her back on everything she loved¿and to leave her Indian world behind forever.

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The Double Life of Pocahontas

The Double Life of Pocahontas

by Jean Fritz

Narrated by Melissa Hughes

Unabridged — 2 hours, 14 minutes

The Double Life of Pocahontas

The Double Life of Pocahontas

by Jean Fritz

Narrated by Melissa Hughes

Unabridged — 2 hours, 14 minutes

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Pocahontas was the special favorite of her father, the great chief Pawhatan. And when the English settlers came to Virginia, she became a ¿sister¿ to Captain John Smith, who was ¿adopted¿ into her tribe. She was permitted to move freely between the Indian and white worlds, and her life seemed perfect. But soon there was trouble. Pocahontas was kidnapped by the settlers, who forced her to live like a white woman. She yearned for her father to meet the colonists¿ demands so all would be well again. But before Pocahontas made peace, she would be asked to turn her back on everything she loved¿and to leave her Indian world behind forever.


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"This book dispels myths and describes with immediacy the life of a girl whose active conscience made her a pawn, exploited by her own people and the white world." —Publishers Weekly

"Jean Fritz removes the romantic varnish from the legend and turns history into engrossing reality." —The New Yorker

Product Details

BN ID: 2940169832884
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Publication date: 11/01/2011
Edition description: Unabridged
Age Range: 8 - 11 Years
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