A richly textured portrait of the famous Native leader Powhatan and his realm emerges in this revisionist study. For decades the English colonists at and around Jamestown lived in the shadow of a powerful confederation of Native American communities led by Powhatan. That realm encompassed the Tidewater area of Virginia from the James River to the Potomac River. For many years Powhatan skillfully staved off threats from other Native peoples and from European colonists. Despite the prominence of Powhatan during the early colonial years; our knowledge of him and life in his realm is filtered nearly completely through the eyewitness accounts of Europeans.
#1717402 in Books Ethridge Robbie Shuck Hall Sheri M 2009-11-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.02 x 1.09 x 5.98l; 1.58 #File Name: 0803217595536 pagesMapping the Mississippian Shatter Zone The Colonial Indian Slave Trade and Regional Instability in the American South
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Focus on Southeast IndiansBy gade04This book focuses on why the Missippian chiefdoms shattered into confederacies; were absorbed by other groups; etc. in the prehistoric and historic period.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Outstanding!By teacherCompelling; fascinating description of shifting; changing American diaspora. Collection of essays with sweeping introduction raising points you don't see much elsewhere. I've read a lot on this topic and this is my favorite.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy John G. Crowleyfine
