By the mid-19th century, Captain John Smith, the early Colonial expolorer and settler, was a well-known figure in American history. The story of how, in 1607, the Powhatan princess Pocahontas saved from execution by her tribe appeared in all the standard American histories. Numerous plays, novels and poems were devoted to the episode. Starting in the 1860s, however, scholars began to question Smith's published accounts of the Pocahontas incident, and a controversy ensued, with Henry Adams becoming Smith's most famous ...
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By the mid-19th century, Captain John Smith, the early Colonial expolorer and settler, was a well-known figure in American history. The story of how, in 1607, the Powhatan princess Pocahontas saved from execution by her tribe appeared in all the standard American histories. Numerous plays, novels and poems were devoted to the episode. Starting in the 1860s, however, scholars began to question Smith's published accounts of the Pocahontas incident, and a controversy ensued, with Henry Adams becoming Smith's most famous detractor. Today many scholars continue to regard Smith as a vainglorious braggart who lied about his rescue. Did Pocahontas Save Captain John Smith? is an analysis of the historiography of this debate. Examining the primary and secondary evidence J.A. Leo Lemay aims to demonstrate that the incident did in fact occur.
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Good. Size: 5x0x9; Dust jacket is protected by clear plastic. Binding is tight and square. Light shelf wear. Book was donated to Friends of Omaha Public Library.
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As New in Original Wraps in As New jacket. Book. Sm8vo. Brand New hardback still in its original plastic shrink-wraps. Thus; offered For Sale-"AS NEW." Stored in yet a second sealed plastic protection and mailed (bubble-wrapped) in a sturdy Jiffy Rig Bag envelope. We ship daily from Roswell, Ga. Serving satisfied customers since 1999.
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Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 0820314617. Book is clean and tight. Top of spine of dust jacket is a little bumped. Story that has been disputed about Pocahontas saving Captain John Smith from her father the Chief of the Powhatan Indians at Jamestown, Virginia. The author believes Smith's story is true. Has index and extensive bibliography.; 9.1 X 5.6 X 0.8 inches; 144 pages.
