Pocahontas and Sacagawea: Interwoven Legacies in American History

So many myths surround Pocahontas and Sacagawea that the fascinating true stories are often obscured. This book offers an original perspective on two of the best-known, least-understood women in American history, said Landon Y. Jones, author of William Clark and the Shaping of the American West, in an advance review. Pocahontas and Sacagawea brings the legacies of these famous women and their peoples up to the present. This rigorously researched work of nonfiction focuses on the personalities and adventures of the American west." Berck's groundbreaking book adds an important new dimension to the story of western migration and the European settlement of America. The nation-building set in motion in Jamestown, and accelerated by Lewis and Clark, led to terrible consequences for American Indians, Berck observed in a recent interview. Yet, not all of the interactions between whites and Indians were brutal. There appeared to be genuine friendships between Pocahontas and John Smith, and betw