The True Story of Pocahontas: The Other Side of History

by Dr. Linwood "Little Bear" Custalow, Angela L. Daniel "Silver Star"

Overview

The True Story of Pocahontas is the first public publication of the Powhatan perspective that has been maintained and passed down from generation to generation within the Mattaponi Tribe, and the first written history of Pocahontas by her own people.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781555916329
Publisher:	Fulcrum Publishing
Publication date:	01/01/2007
Pages:	168
Sales rank:	483,229
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Dr. Linwood "Little Bear" Custalow was born on the Mattaponi Reservation in West Point, the eldest son of Chief Daniel Webster "Little Eagle" and Mary "White Feather" Custalow. Early in life he was given the mission of learning the oral history of his tribe and of the Powhatan Nation as passed down by his father and his grandfather. Angela L. Daniel "Silver Star" has strived to learn and preserve the oral history of the Powhatan people so it can be passed down to future generations. The late Chief Webster "Little Eagle" Custalow honored Daniel by giving her the name "Silver Star." He encouraged her to learn and pass on the oral history of the Mattaponi.

Table of Contents

Contents

Maps: Tsenacomoca 1607-1613 and Present-Day Virginia....................xiii
Foreword Why Tell the Story Now? Letter from Mattaponi Chief Carl "Lone Eagle" Custalow....................xvii
Prefaces Who We Are by Dr Linwood "Little Bear" Custalow....................xix
The Other Side of History by Angela L Daniel "Silver Star"....................xxv
Part One Introduction How to Tell the Story?....................1
Chapter One Pocahontas: A Favorite Child....................5
Chapter Two Captain John Smith: An English Chief....................11
Chapter Three Pocahontas: The Powhatan Peace Symbol....................23
Chapter Four Powhatan Rule: Not by Force....................29
Chapter Five Danger in Pocahontas's Homeland....................35
Chapter Six Pocahontas Comes of Age....................41
Part Two Chapter Seven Pocahontas Kidnapped....................47
Chapter Eight No Retaliation....................55
Chapter Nine Marriage in Captivity....................61
Chapter Ten The Colony Saved by the Powhatan....................71
Chapter Eleven Pocahontas's Revelation....................79
Chapter Twelve Murder in England....................83
Epilogue In the Years That Followed....................89
Afterword The Other Side of History by Danielle Moretti-Langholtz, PhD....................99
Acknowledgments....................103
Chronology of Events from 1580 to 1618....................109
Endnotes....................113
Bibliography....................123
About the Authors....................127
Index....................131

Editorial Reviews

"This book is raw and surprising. I'm hoping that many people will pick up this book. I read and reread it every year because it pulls at my heart. It is tragic but it's the truth and you can feel that when you read it." —-Suzanne Rickel

"The True Story of Pocahontas is the first public publication of the Powhatan perspective that has been maintained and passed down from generation to generation within the Mattaponi Tribe, and the first written history of Pocahontas by her own people." —Audible/Tantor.

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