In 1607, when John Smith and his "Coatmen" arrive in Powhatan to begin settling the colony of Virginia, their relations with the village's inhabitants are anything but warm. Pocahontas, the beloved daughter of the Powhatan chief, Mamanatowic, is just eleven; but in spite of her age, this astute young girl acts with wisdom and compassion, and plays a fateful, peaceful role in the destinies of two peoples. Drawing from the personal journals of John Smith, Joseph Bruchac, winner of the American Book Award for Breaking Silence, reveals an important part of history through the eyes of two historic figures.


1607 年，約翰‧史密斯和他的部隊來到了維吉尼亞州的波瓦坦郡，並開始於此建立殖民地，但卻與當地居民衝突不斷。當時波瓦坦印第安部落酋長 Mamanatowic 育有一女，名為寶嘉康蒂，才 11 歲，雖然年紀輕輕，寶嘉康蒂言談舉止卻深具智慧與同理，在兩個族群的和諧上扮演重要角色。本書取材自約翰‧史密斯的私人日誌，曾以《Breaking Silence》榮獲美國圖書獎的作者 Joseph Bruchac ，將透過兩位歷史人物的角度，帶讀者一窺這段重要的歷史。