RT Book, Whole DB /z-wcorg/ DS http://worldcat.org ID 40783786 LA English T1 The pilgrims and Pocahontas : rival myths of American origin A1 Abrams, Ann Uhry., PB Westview Press PP Boulder, Colo. YR 1999 SN 0813334977 9780813334974 AB "Following the American Revolution, citizens of the United States began to write a history of their new nation starting with the first English settlements, Jamestown and Plymouth. Virginians embellished the saga of Jamestown and Pocahontas, the Indian woman who, by popular accounts, saved the colony. Similarly, New Englanders sanctified the Pilgrims and their mythical first step on Plymouth Rock." "By comparing these two origin myths, investigating them in art, literature, and popular memory, Ann Uhry Abrams uncovers surprising similarities in traditions of remembrance as well as striking differences in the character of the myths and the messages they convey."--Jacket.