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Follow the legend of Pocahontas, famous throughout history. Daughter of Chief Powhatan of the Powhatan Indians, her infamous rescue of Captain John Smith will be forever remembered. She was seen as a sign of peace by the starving English settlers, but her trust was dishonoured when she was kidnapped by the English as a bargaining tool. Her rural life soon became a distant memory when she converted to Christianity and fell in love with Englishman, John Rolfe. A brave, kind and strong-willed woman, her story has a well-deserved place in our history books.
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