John Smith Captured by Opecanconough and Brought Before Powhatan, Near Jamestown, Virginia, 1608

In this episode we read from "True Stories of the American Indians," by Edward Sylvester Ellis, about the settlement of Jamestown, and John Smith's confrontations with the Powhatan Indians.

[oldbikerdude]

Mr worthy, I've been a history buff for over 40 years. I love what you do. Modern history books after 1922 are a joke. I prefer to go as close to the source as possible, which is what you do. Bravo!

[MDsteeler]

The most realistic & believable recounting of John Smiths story I’ve heard yet.

[markpalmer]

Great story, love the remark work or starve, what a unique idea obviously they had slackers back then too.

[toddstrickland]

Nice collection of books, love the old history. Just read journals of Zebulon Pike, volume, 1.

[effeojnedib]

One of my fishing spots on the York, is a few hundred yards from the historical marker sign describing the village of Werowomoco. Which is now Gloucester County, which is also known as the "Middle Peninsula". On the tip of that peninsula, live the Guineas. Rough families of mainly watermen. Some of the folks here say that community was created way back in the early 1600's, when immigrants from England proved to be lazy and worthless. They were banned from Jamestown and floated across the York to live on their own. They even have their own language, based off old English. It sounds kind of like the people of Tangier Island, in the Chesapeake Bay. Lots of unwritten history here on the "Historic Triangle".

[micahkaplan]

I live in Virginia and have my entire life Powhatan has always been pronounced (Pow a Tan) here in Hampton Roads

[valcarr]

I don't say this to be rude, but I'm born and raised in Virginia and North Carolina. We have many important highways, roadways, and interstates named after Indians. In Newport News, (where we have Christopher Newport College) we have Powhatan Parkway. But we say "Pow-a-tan" are we saying wrong, or you??"

[effeojnedib]

Pow-wa-tan . I relocated here to James City County, from North Texas, in 2004 and had to learn how to pronounce their words. lol

[davidbenner]

Some 250, 000 to 300, 000 trace back to Powhatan and his daughter, later named Rebecca Rolfe. The English side includes Jamestown and later, Plymouth Colony. In fact, some of the land he may have ruled over is under me right now as I type this.

[oldspiritart]

Being from Newport News, I can relate the land is full of spirits. No, I’m not kidding.

[johnanthonyalberola]

ALWAYS VERY INTERESING THOUGH THE SPIRIT OF THEM WOULD SEE IT DIFENTLY THIS IS OF THE STORIES OF MY YOUTH THIS TALE REMAINS THE SAME TO M Y EAR

[lewislindsey]

I do believe it is pronounced "Pow-a-Tan (as in suntanned). I could be wrong. Eastern Woodland Indians did not want the White man, but they sure liked those copper kettles for boiling up a fat puppy. Noble savages.

[paw]

My ancestry is of Scott's Irish, Cherokee, Choctaw and Creek. I know very little of my native American history. Other than that of the Trail of Tears.

[gpozdol]

They were an empire not a confederacy.

[eawatahatanguatama]

You are saying our name wrong it is pow-wha-tan