As I leaf through the 1618 edition, another engraved portrait jumps out at me — a New World princess from Virginia. Though nobility radiates from her resolute eyes, Pocahontas couldn't be more ...

Pocahontas is the most myth-encrusted figure in early America, a romantic “princess” who saves John Smith and the struggling Jamestown colony. But this fairy tale, familiar to millions today ...

With Disney's release of the animated feature Pocahontas, a new incarnation of her is now familiar to a vast worldwide audience. Some critics have argued that Disney's "princess" is older than the ...

Princess Mononoke' and Disney’s 'Pocahontas' explore similar themes of nature, conflict, and human impact on the environment. However, 'Princess Mononoke' offers a deeper, more complex look at these ...