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Pocahontas: Medicine Woman, Spy, Entrepreneur, Diplomat

Paula Gunn Allen

3.4/5 ( ratings)

In striking counterpoint to the conventional account, Pocahontas is a bold biography that tells the extraordinary story of the beloved Indian maiden from a Native American perspective. Dr. Paula Gunn Allen, the acknowledged founder of Native American literary studies, draws on sources often overlooked by Western historians and offers remarkable new insights into the adventurous life and sacred role of this foremost American heroine. Gunn Allen reveals why so many have revered Pocahontas as the female counterpart to the father of our nation, George Washington.

Language: English

Pages: 368

Format: Paperback

Publisher: HarperOne

Release: October 05, 2004

ISBN: 0060730609

ISBN 13: 9780060730604

Pocahontas: Medicine Woman, Spy, Entrepreneur, Diplomat

Paula Gunn Allen

3.4/5 ( ratings)

In striking counterpoint to the conventional account, Pocahontas is a bold biography that tells the extraordinary story of the beloved Indian maiden from a Native American perspective. Dr. Paula Gunn Allen, the acknowledged founder of Native American literary studies, draws on sources often overlooked by Western historians and offers remarkable new insights into the adventurous life and sacred role of this foremost American heroine. Gunn Allen reveals why so many have revered Pocahontas as the female counterpart to the father of our nation, George Washington.

Language: English

Pages: 368

Format: Paperback

Publisher: HarperOne

Release: October 05, 2004

ISBN: 0060730609

ISBN 13: 9780060730604

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