Pocahontas

In 1608, Pocahontas (1596–1617) befriended the daring English explorer and adventurer John Smith (1580–1631) and later converted to Christianity. She married the Virginia tobacco planter John Rolfe (1585-1622) in 1614 and bore their son. Pocahontas has entered the pantheon of modern popular culture is a subject of art, literature, and film. Numerous places, landmarks, and products in the United States have been named after Pocahontas. Her story has been romanticized over the years, many aspects of which are fictional, with the most famous being the many celebrated stories told about her and John Smith. E189. Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/vH8qtKxJfsI which has accompanying visuals including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and diagrams. Pocahontas items available at https://amzn.to/3IerBc7                                                John Rolfe books available at https://amzn.to/3yy4cOh                                                John Smith books available at https://amzn.to/40NdyCE                                    Jamestown products available at https://amzn.to/3RW5kEm                             ENJOY Ad-Free content, Bonus episodes, and Extra materials when joining our growing community on https://patreon.com/markvinet  SUPPORT this channel by purchasing any product on Amazon using this FREE entry LINK https://amzn.to/3POlrUD (Amazon gives us credit at NO extra charge to you).  Mark Vinet\'s video channel: https://youtube.com/c/TIMELINE_MarkVinet  Mark\'s HISTORICAL JESUS podcast at https://parthenonpodcast.com/historical-jesus               Website: https://markvinet.com/podcast  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mark.vinet.9 Twitter: https://twitter.com/MarkVinet_HNA   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/denarynovels  Mark\'s books: https://amzn.to/3k8qrGM  Audio credits: LibriVox—The Thrilling Adventures of Captain John Smith by Charles Morris (Historical Tales, Vol II: American II), read by Kalynda; Nice Try! podcast with Avery Trufelman by Curbed-Jamestown: Utopia for Whom. Audio excerpts reproduced under the Fair Use (Fair Dealings) Legal Doctrine for purposes such as criticism, comment, teaching, education, scholarship, research and news reporting.
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