Weetamoo, heart of the Pocassets
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The 1653-1654 diary of a fourteen-year-old Pocasset Indian girl, destined to become a leader of her tribe, describes how her life changes with the seasons, after a ritual fast she undertakes, and with her tribe's interaction with the English "Coat-men" of the nearby Plymouth Colony.
DiariesFictionHistoryIndians of North AmericaJuvenile fictionPocasset IndiansChildren's fictionIndians of north america, fictionMassachusetts, fiction