Pocahontas

Pocahontas

Edward Eggleston / Elizabeth Eggleston Seelye

35,63 €
IVA incluido
Disponible
Editorial:
Kessinger Publishing
Año de edición:
2004
Materia
Ficción histórica (infantil/juvenil)
ISBN:
9781417931514
35,63 €
IVA incluido
Disponible

Selecciona una librería:

  • Librería Samer Atenea
  • Librería Aciertas (Toledo)
  • Kálamo Books
  • Librería Perelló (Valencia)
  • Librería Elías (Asturias)
  • Donde los libros
  • Librería Kolima (Madrid)
  • Librería Proteo (Málaga)

Pocahontas by Elizabeth Eggleston Seelye is a biographical account of the life of the famous Native American woman who played a pivotal role in the early history of the United States. The book chronicles Pocahontas’ life from her childhood as the daughter of Powhatan, the powerful chief of the Algonquian Indians, to her encounter with the English colonists led by Captain John Smith, and her eventual marriage to John Rolfe.The author describes Pocahontas’ unique perspective as a mediator between the two cultures, and her efforts to establish a peaceful relationship between her people and the English colonists. The book also explores the cultural differences and misunderstandings that led to conflicts between the two groups.Seelye’s book provides a detailed and well-researched account of Pocahontas’ life, drawing on primary sources such as letters and diaries from the time period. The author also includes illustrations and photographs to help bring the story to life.Overall, Pocahontas is a fascinating and informative read that sheds light on an important figure in American history and the complex relationships between Native Americans and European colonizers.1899. Eggleston, American novelist and historian, and his daughter have written a book intended to attract young people to the early history of our own country. The story of Pocahontas, young daughter of Chief Powhatan, has captured the imaginations of children and adults ever since she performed her compassionate and brave acts over 400 years ago. Relive her thrilling history in this true and historical account, set against the backdrop of danger, sacrifice, and adventure that was part of everyday experience for the first settlers of the New World. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world’s literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Artículos relacionados

  • Will’s War in Exile
    Nisse Visser
    In this sequel to Will’s War in Brighton (which covered the Brighton Blitz during the summer of 1940) the story focuses on the evacuee experience through the eyes of thirteen-year-old Will Maskall and nine-year-old Brenda Rodmelle. Both of them are evacuated to the Sussex Weald where they will have to adjust to an entire different way of life in strange and sometimes very odd s...
    Disponible

    11,68 €

  • The Invisible War
    Ailsa Wild / Briony Barr
    The Invisible War is about the bacteriophage (bacteria-eating virus) which lives in human mucus and fights dysentery (caused by the Shiga / Shigella bacterium). The story takes place on two different physical scales; the macro-scale, from the point of view of a Australian nurse serving in the trenches of France, and the micro-level, from the point of view of the microbes which ...
    Disponible

    27,00 €

  • Davenport House 4
    Marie Silk
    More to the story is revealed in this fourth book to Davenport House. Nellie Whitmore is accustomed to life as a carefree heiress, but her claim to the family fortune is at risk because of a new heir. Nellie is sent to Britain to be married before word spreads of her changing circumstances. What begins as a luxurious voyage becomes a fight for survival when the ship is caught i...
    Disponible

    18,81 €

  • Filii-Maris
    Xiemar Zarazua
    Filii-Maris (Los hijos del mar) nos transporta hacia una increíble y profunda historia en el mar llena de personajes originales, acciones heroicas, ambientes mágicos y una innumerable cantidad de moralejas.Tomados de las manos de una sirena y un tritón, nos sumergiremos en un mundo marino donde la clave de la supervivencia y la valentía van en ascenso cada vez más.Esta es una o...
    Disponible

    24,44 €

  • The Story of Rolf and the Viking Bow
    Allen French
    Rolf is the son of Hiarandi the Unlucky. Hiarandi, at the urging of his wife, does an unforgivable thing: he lights a signal fire on a dangerous point of his land, challenging the accepted custom that place lucrative salvage at a higher value than the saving of life. However, the life that is saved that night causes his own death and the unjust outlawing of his son Rolf. This t...
    Disponible

    20,30 €

  • The Lintons of Skillet Bend
    Ardath Mayhar
    As the Civil War lurches to a close, the Lintons of East Texas are waiting anxiously for their menfolk to return. But the stranger Finis Krim is attempting to extort land from the local women by claiming fraudulent commitments from their absent husbands. Krim’s agent, Joshua Birdsong, is sent to the Linton home to search for relevant documents to wrest their farm away. Then Fat...
    Disponible

    15,53 €