"Love and Hate in Jamestown"

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This paper reviews the book "Love and Hate in Jamestown" by David Price, praising the author and for his honest and forthright portrayal of what actually took place between the settlers and Native Americans, in the early years of American settlement.

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"From our early years, every American child memorizes the stories of starvation, disease, violence and friendship that characterize the American "Thanksgiving Day" myth. This myth often belittles the cowardice, prejudice and hatred that characterized most of the early interactions between the settlers and the native inhabitants of the "New World." Instead, the story we learn focuses on the love and sacrifice that enabled early settlers' survival - an idea that was recently transformed into the heroic myth of Disney's Pocahontas. We would understand our national character, both in its past and present conflicts, much better by honestly examining those early relations. Lucky for us, this is exactly what David Price has in mind. Even the title of his historical narrative, "Love and Hate in Jamestown", suggests the well-rounded outlook it provides."

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