Pocahontas The book I read was Pocahontas, by Grace Steele Woodward. This book covers many different subjects in the life of Pocahontas. The book begins with a background of Pocahontas. She was not just an Indian girl but the daughter of a very powerful chief. Her father was Chief Powhatan who controlled a lot of the land around the Jamestown area and up to the Chesapeake Bay region. He kept a tight fist with all …showed first 75 words of 864 total…

…showed last 75 words of 864 total…not be for the colonization of Jamestown we would never have known about Pocahontas and might not even be where we are today. The book tells a lot of stories within a story. It gives a great understanding of how the ties between Indians and new settlers became friendly because of the things she did. She led a very important and influential life which changed the way everyone back then and today live their lives.