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I want to note that growing up on the West Coast (US) I didn't get a lot of the history that people closer to the scene, so to speak got. We spent lots of time coloring maps of the thirteen colonies. The whole John Smith/Pocahantus story was probably seived in through some author-Longfellow perhaps? with the same accuracy of Washington Irving--NOT. Smith is a right b'tard in this telling, Pocahantus 12 years old.
— Jan 19, 2018 05:22PM
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Lissa Notreallywolf
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There are far too many names in this story with similar actions to keep midful of what the individual is like through time. Woolley seems to be fascinated by the political aspects of history, who may have belonged to which faction. Although he does some exploration of the motives of the figures, but it falls flat in ceasing my prolonged attention. Smith came to an ignoble fate after a powder bag ignited his lap...
— Jan 23, 2018 07:12AM
