The extraordinary story of the Powhatan chief who waged a lifelong struggle to drive European settlers from his homeland In the mid-sixteenth century, Spanish explorers in the Chesapeake Bay kidnapped an Indian child and took him back to Spain and subsequently to Mexico. The boy converted to Catholicism and after nearly a decade was able to return to his land with a group of Jesuits to establish a mission. Shortly after arriving, he organized a war party that killed them. In the years that followed, Opechancanough (as the English called him), helped establish the most powerful chiefdom in the mid-Atlantic region. When English settlers founded Virginia in 1607, he fought tirelessly to drive them away, leading to a series of wars that spanned the next forty years—the first Anglo-Indian wars in America— and came close to destroying the colony. A Brave and Cunning Prince is the first book to chronicle the life of this remarkable chief, exploring his early experiences of European society and his long struggle to save his people from conquest.

In 1587, John White and 117 men, women, and children landed off the coast of North Carolina on Roanoke Island, hoping to carve a colony from fearsome wilderness. A mere month later, facing quickly diminishing supplies and a fierce native population, White sailed back to England in desperation. He persuaded the wealthy Sir Walter Raleigh, the expedition's sponsor, to rescue the imperiled colonists, but by the time White returned with aid the colonists of Roanoke were nowhere to be found. He never saw his friends or family again. In this gripping account based on new archival material, colonial historian James Horn tells for the first time the complete story of what happened to the Roanoke colonists and their descendants. A compellingly original examination of one of the great unsolved mysteries of American history, A Kingdom Strange will be essential reading for anyone interested in our national origins.

Life of Opechancanough, exploring his early exposure to European society and his lifelong fight to protect the integrity of his homeland. With engrossing storytelling, deep research, and surprising insights, A Brave and Cunning Prince will be vital reading for anyone seeking to understand the charged early encounters between the indigenous peoples of North America and the settlers who would bring death and destruction"--

A dramatic tale, and the not-so-real-life encounters of a boy afraid of the dark.

EPIC ADVENTURE. STUNNING GRAYSCALE ILLUSTRATIONS.THE HOBBIT MEETS TREASURE ISLAND IN THIS "CLEVERLY WRITTEN" TALE. Captured by bandits! Could things get much worse for Prince Martin and Ray in this story in verse? They're unarmed. They're tied up. No one knows they've been caught! These thieves are bad news. And their leader has got a most dastardly plan for the Prince and Sir Ray... They should never have entered the forest that day! Now they hang from two snares that are tied to a tree. But sometimes things happen we cannot foresee... What if one act of kindness can alter events? What if payback is owed to Sir Ray and the Prince? There is rich grayscale art-quite a feast for the eyes-and an ending that comes as a shocking surprise... This adventure's got heart. It will thrill and inspire. When young kids read this tale, they will surely aspire to be kind like the Prince and be bold like Sir Ray. BRING DELIGHT TO A CHILD-BUY A COPY TODAY!