The Loves of Pocahontas

About the Book

Illustrated poetry tracing the loves in Pocahontas’s life from infancy to her death as a young adult is written for all ages. It will likely appeal mostly to adolescent girls, who may identify with Pocahontas’s admirable qualities.

This Algonquian Native American female is best known for her generosity in feeding the hungry English people who arrived uninvited to her homeland and for her strong willed spirit in assisting Captain John Smith. The book emphasizes the loving heart that motivated all of Pocahontas´s behavior. It is written with as much historical accuracy as was possible for the author to glean from her excellent resources. The author has included a map and appendix of Algonquian > English words.

About the Author

Merry Lynn Wyatt grew up on an Iowa farm where Native Americans had migrated, leaving many relics. This was the foundation of her appreciation of our country’s history. While raising her children Teri, Jon , and Shari, Merry has lived most of her adult life in the historic triangle of Yorktown/Williamsburg/Jamestown, Virginia. This has perpetuated her appreciation. Merry obtained formal degrees in psychology and child welfare, and received certification for writing for children and adolescents. She has retired from teaching psychology and sociology courses for a private women’s college in Virginia. Merry also traveled through England investigating children’s services and the Wyatt family colonial roots in Malmesbury, Wiltshire England. There is speculation that her family is related to the first royal governor of Jamestown, Sir Francis Wyatt.