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...Princess Matoaka--she was also called Amonute--was born around 1596. Daughter of Chief Powhatan, she had to be a bit of a spitfire to get Dad's attention. Powhatan had a hundred "wives" or, more accurately, women who bore him children. This child was special. He nicknamed her Pocahontas, or little capricious one, a tribute to her playful nature. She was also striking. She "much exceedeth any of the rest of his [Powhatan's] people," wrote Smith, "not only for feature, countenance and proportion...but for wit and spirit, the only Nonpareil of his country...
...mainspring is Ted Adams-he is made of such finely tempered steel that he can work all day, seven days a week, and still be the most relaxed man in Richmond. His day begins at 7 a.m., in the Adams' comfortable red brick house on Matoaka Road. After a leisurely breakfast with his wife and her mother...
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