Pocahontas, Powhatan, Opechancanough : three Indian lives changed by Jamestown
Rountree, Helen C., 1944-2006
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Pocahontas may be the most famous Native American who ever lived, but during the settlement of Jamestown, and for 2 centuries afterward, the great chiefs Powhatan and Opechancanough were the subjects of considerably more interest and historical documentation than the young woman. This book provides the biographies of these three important figures.
Main title:
Pocahontas, Powhatan, Opechancanough : three Indian lives changed by Jamestown / Helen C. Rountree.
Author:
Edition:
1st pbk. ed.
Imprint:
Charlottesville ; London : University of Virginia Press, 2006.
Collation:
xii, 292 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: 2005.Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-280) and index.
Contents:
Setting the sceneThe VIP lifestyleIntroducing the chiefly familyExpanding his dominionsWatching from a distanceMeeting a captive EnglishmanThe alliance's creaky beginningAllies who did not behave like alliesThe breakdown of the allianceContain them, then let them starveReturn with a vengeanceHostage situation, with an unusual denouementInterview with a wily old manPocahontas in EnglandUnofficially in controlThe Great Assault of 1622A war of attrition, including an English massacreRunning out of time.
ISBN:
9780813925967 (pbk)
Dewey class:
975.54251
Language:
English
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BRN:
244125
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