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The First Settlers of Virginia
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John Davis’ <i>The First Settlers of Virginia, a historical novel, exhibiting a view of the rise and progress of the colony at James Town, a picture of Indian manners, the countenance of the country, and its natural productions</i> was published by I. Riley & Company of New York in 1806. The novel relates the tale of Captain John Smith and Pocahontas, with Davis adding in a romantic aspect that most historians view as ahistorical but has made the tale a popular part of Colonial America’s mythos.
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Credit lineThe First Settlers of Virginia. National Museum of American History, Gift of John Brenton Copp. CC0.
