Lethal Encounters - Englishmen and Indians in Colonial Virginia

Informationen zum Autor Alfred A. Cave is professor emeritus of history at the University of Toledo. Klappentext This in-depth narrative history of the interactions between English settlers and American Indians during the Virginia colony's first century explains why a harmonious coexistence proved impossible.Britain's first successful settlements in America occurred over 400 years ago. Not surprisingly, the historical accounts of these events have often contained inaccuracies. This compelling study of colonial Virginia is based upon the latest research, shedding new light on the tensions between the English and the American Indians and clarifying the facts about storied relationships.In Lethal Encounters: Englishmen and Indians in Colonial Virginia , the author examines why the Anglo settlers were unable to establish a peaceful and productive relationship with the region's native inhabitants. Readers will come to understand how the deep prejudices harbored by both whites and Indians, the incompatibility of their economic and social systems, and the leadership failures of protagonists like John Smith, Powhatan, Opechacanough, and William Berkeley caused this breakdown. Zusammenfassung This in-depth narrative history of the interactions between English settlers and American Indians during the Virginia colony's first century explains why a harmonious coexistence proved impossible. Britain's first successful settlements in America occurred over 400 years ago.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Alfred Cave, Alfred A. Cave, Cave Alfred A.
• Editore: Greenwood Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.01.2011
• EAN: 9780313393358
• ISBN: 978-0-313-39335-8
• Pagine: 272
• Serie: Native America: Yesterday and Today; Native America: Yesterday and; Native America: Yesterday and; Native America: Yesterday and Today
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Etnologia > Demologia; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, Virginia, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Colonialism & imperialism, Indigenous Peoples, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Colonialism and imperialism, History of the Americas, Relating to Native American people, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Native American Studies, HISTORY / Indigenous / General, Race and Ethnicity: American Indian Studies