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25. Selected image: page 15. Source: Sinclair, Thomas. "Captain Smith Rescued by Pocahontas." 1841. James Wimer, Events of Indian History. Lancaster, 1841. (William M. S. Rasmussen and Robert S. Tilton, Pocahontas: Her Life and Legend. Richmond: Virginia Historical Society, 1994. 15.) Rasmussen and Tilton point out that Smith is a handsome young officer in 19th century dress and Pocahontas is "petite, beautiful, and seemingly Caucasian" (look at her hairstyle!) -- Sinclair apparently disregarding historical accuracy, feeling that his depiction "would find admirers among both the readers of Sir Walter Scott and the large, often female readership of sentimental fiction."
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