John Rolfe
John Rolfe (1585–1622) was one of the early English settlers of North America. He is credited with the first successful cultivation of tobacco as an export crop in the Colony of Virginia and is known as the husband of Pocahontas, daughter of the chief of the Powhatan Confederacy.
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American History USA Articles
- Why Was the Jamestown Colony Such a Mess?
While it lives on in American history and folklore, the actual operation of the colony was a fiasco. Were the colonists merely incompetent, or is there more to the story?
Books/Sources
- John Rolfe of Virginia - James Tormey
- Pocahontas, Alias Matoaka, and Her Descendants Through Her Marriage at Jamestown, Virginia, in April, 1614, With... - Wyndham Robertson
Youtube
- Richard Cheatham - Meet John Rolfe: America's First Great Entrepreneur - PorcFest X
- Pocahontas Documentary
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