Outdoor life and Indian stories - making open air life attractive to young Americans by telling them all about woodcraft, signs and signaling, the stars, fishing, camping - also stories of noted (14566547148)

Identifier: outdoorlifeindia00elli (find matches)
Title: Outdoor life and Indian stories : making open air life attractive to young Americans by telling them all about woodcraft, signs and signaling, the stars, fishing, camping ... : also stories of noted hunters and scouts, great Indians and warriors ... all of them true and interesting
Year: 1912 (1910s)
Authors: Ellis, Edward Sylvester, 1840-1916
Subjects: Indians of North America Camping
Publisher: (Philadelphia? : s.n.
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN



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nd he asked forthem. Smith said they were of great value, and only wornby great kings. This fired the envy of the chief, who wasdetermined to own them, for who had a better right than heto wear the jewels of a mighty monarch ? With much seem-ing unwillingness, Smith parted with the beads for more th^ntwo hundred bushels of corn. Powhatan began to fear that the continual coming ofnew emigrants meant danger to himself and people. Hebegan plotting to massacre the settlers, but the prompt vigorof Smith scared him, and he sent Pocahontas to Jamestownwith a message that the evil plot was due to some of his fierychiefs. Smith, who had taken several prisoners, thereuponreleased them, and all remained tranquil for a time. Captain Newports silly course with Powhatan came to ahead in the autumn of 1608, when he arrived again fromEngland, just after Smith had been elected governor of thecolony. Newport brought a gilded crown for Powhatan, andhad the whole programme arranged for his coronation. At
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