Pocahontas

Pocahontas The book I read was Pocahontas, by Grace Steele Woodward. This book covers many different subjects in the life of Pocahontas. The book begins with a background of Pocahontas. She was not just an Indian girl but the daughter of a very powerful chief. Her father was Chief Powhatan who controlled a lot of the land around the Jamestown area and up to the Chesapeake Bay region. He kept a tight fist with all …

…not be for the colonization of Jamestown we would never have known about Pocahontas and might not even be where we are today. The book tells a lot of stories within a story. It gives a great understanding of how the ties between Indians and new settlers became friendly because of the things she did. She led a very important and influential life which changed the way everyone back then and today live their lives.