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" ... two great stones were brought before Powhatan: then as many as could layd hands on him, dragged him to them, and thereon laid his head, and being ready with their clubs, to beate out his braines, Pocahontas the Kings dearest daughter, when no intreaty... "
Western Journal of Education - Página 18
1898
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The Boisterous Sea of Liberty: A Documentary History of America from ...

David Brion Davis, Steven Mintz - 1998 - 607 páginas
...racoon skins, and all the tails hanging by.... Having feasted him after their best barbarous manner they could, a long consultation was held, but the...were brought before Powhatan; then as many as could laid hands on him [Smith], dragged him to them, and thereon laid his head, and being ready with their...
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Amazons, Savages, and Machiavels: Travel and Colonial Writing in English ...

Andrew Hadfield - 2001 - 340 páginas
...of feathers, in stead of a Towell to dry them: having feasted him after their best barbarous manner they could, a long consultation was held, but the...were brought before Powhatan: then as many as could layd hands on him, dragged him to them, and thereon laid his head, and being ready with their clubs,...
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The Female American; or, The Adventures of Unca Eliza Winkfield

Unca Eliza Winkfield - 2000 - 202 páginas
...of feathers, in stead of a Towell to dry them: having feasted him after their best barbarous manner they could, a long consultation was held, but the...were brought before Powhatan: then as many as could layd hands on him, dragged him to them, and thereon laid his head, and being ready with their clubs,...
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Big Chief Elizabeth: The Adventures and Fate of the First English Colonists ...

Giles Milton - 2001 - 372 páginas
...their braynes;" after his elders had "held a long consultation" they finally plumped for the latter. "Two great stones were brought before Powhatan. Then, as many as could, layd hands on him [Smith], dragged him to them, and thereon laid his head, and being ready with their...
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Invisible Natives: Myth and Identity in the American Western

A. J. Prats - 2002 - 348 páginas
...interpretation that John Smith gave to the famous event: "[HJaving feasted him after their best barbarous manner they could, a long consultation was held, but the...were brought before Powhatan: then as many as could 24. Native American belief would add a further irony to the mystique of cultural appropriation, since...
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Literature of Travel and Exploration: R to Z, index

Jennifer Speake - 2003 - 566 páginas
...explained that the native princess was prepared to sacrifice herself in order to save him from execution: A long consultation was held, but the conclusion was,...were brought before Powhatan: then as many as could layd hands on him, dragged him to them, and thereon laid his head, and being ready with their clubs,...
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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Research Methods

Laurie Rozakis - 2004 - 356 páginas
...of feathers, instead of a towel, to dry them. Having feasted him after their best barbarous manner they could, a long consultation was held, but the...were brought before Powhatan; then as many as could laid hands on him, and being ready with their clubs to beat out his brains, Pocahontas, the King's...
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Crossing Waters, Crossing Worlds: The African Diaspora in Indian Country

Tiya Miles, Sharon Patricia Holland - 2006 - 400 páginas
...known as Virginia, and his execution was ordered: Having feasted him after their best barbarous manner they could, a long consultation was held, but the...were brought before Powhatan: then as many as could layd hands on him, dragged him to them, and thereon laid his head, and being ready with their clubs,...
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A Primary Source History of the Colony of Virginia

Sandra Whiteknact - 2005 - 70 páginas
...of feathers, instead of a towel, to dry them; having feasted him after their best barbarous manner they could, a long consultation was held, but the...were brought before Powhatan; then as many as could laid hands on him, dragged him to them, and there on laid his head and being ready with their clubs...
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Landfall Along the Chesapeake: In the Wake of Captain John Smith

Susan Schmidt - 2006 - 284 páginas
...emperor, Powhatan, sat in great state, attended by his daughters. In his Genera/1 Historic Smith wrote: "Two great stones were brought before Powhatan: then as many as could layd hands on him, dragged him to them, and theron laid his head, and being ready with their clubs,...
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