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Article: Captain John Smith & Pocahontas
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- Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
- Article date:
- January 20, 2006
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One of the most romanticized incidents in early American history
may have simply been a tribal initiation.
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Captain John Smith & Pocahontas
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The legend begins with three Englishmen, led by Captain John
Smith, being lured ashore by Indian women during a trading and
exploration mission. An ambush quickly followed. Smith, the sole
survivor, was then dragged before chief Powhatan to decide his fate.
According to Smith, his life hung in the balance. His head was placed
on a stone while Indian warriors prepared to pummel his brains out.
At the last moment, Pocahontas, a young Indian princess, rushed
forward and laid her head on Smith, saving his ...