
- 224 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
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.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Pgae
- Copyright Pgae
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. Prelude: Explorations, Encounters, and Abandoned Colonies
- Chapter 2. âOur Mortall Enemiesâ: Early Encounters at Jamestown
- Chapter 3. âTo Subdue the Wilde Salvagesâ: Captain John Smith and the Powhatans
- Chapter 4. âA World of Miseriesâ: The Virginia Colony, 1609â1614
- Chapter 5. âUpon Doubtful Termsâ: Virginia, 1616â1622
- Chapter 6. âA Plantation of Sorrowsâ: Virginia, 1622â1635
- Chapter 7. Another War and a New Policy
- Chapter 8. Baconâs Rebellion and Its Aftermath
- Conclusions
- Notes
- Index