An insightful recent book to consult on these topics is Camilla Townsend's Pocahontas and the Powhatan Dilemma (Hill & Wang, 2004). Doug Deal History/SUNY Oswego Janet Hunter wrote: > Hello Everyone, > > I have not seen the movie, but my eldest daughter is about to and we had a > discussion regarding whether there was actually any romance between John Smith > and Pocohantas, or just friendship. I also told her of the rather torturous > letter John Rolfe wrote to whom I can't remember, regarding whether he should > marry Pocohantas ca 1614 (will try to find online). My romantic heart read > between the lines that Rolfe simply desperately wanted her as his wife. > > If memory serves, when the animated version of Pocohantas came up a few years > ago, there was some some discussion from historians that there was never a > romance between John Smith & Pocohantas. > > I'm curious what the historians on the list think about these issues, > particularly whether John Smith & Pocohantas' relationship went beyond friendship, as > we have so often been led to believe. FYI, I do not know what the new movie > "says" about this, but am just interested in your opinions/research, etc. > > Thanks in advance, > > Best Regards, > Janet (Baugh) Hunter > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions > at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html