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Comparing John Smith's 'Eyewitness To America'

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Smith, John. “Pocahontas saves John Smith.” January 1608.
John Smith, who was being held captive, asked to speak to the captain, which was Opechankanough. Opechankanough gave him an ivory compass, then tied him to a tree and prepared to shoot him. The men put down their guns when the king held up the compass. They took him to emperor Powhatan, where he washed his hands. Powhatan was about to kill him with two stones when Pocahontas, Powhatan’s daughter, threw herself at John Smith, saving him from death. In comparison to “Eyewitness to America” the textbook says that Smith trespassed and was attacked, interrogated and about to be killed when Pocahontas begged for his life and Chief Powhatan eventually released Smith. In contrast to “eyewitness
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