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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Kupperman, Karen Ordahl (1939-....)
Titre(s) : Pocahontas and the English boys [Texte imprimé] : caught between cultures in early Virginia / Karen Ordahl Kupperman
Publication : New York : New York University Press, copyright 2019
Description matérielle : xi, 233 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references and index
In Pocahontas and the English Boys, the esteemed historian Karen Ordahl Kupperman
shifts the lens on the well-known narrative of Virginia's founding to reveal the previously
untold and utterly compelling story of the youths who, often unwillingly, entered
into cross-cultural relationships--and became essential for the colony's survival.
Their story gives us unprecedented access to all the players in early Virginia. Kupperman
presents the real story of Pocahontas, who, from the age of ten, acted as emissary
for her father, the great Powhatan, alongside the never-before-told intertwined stories
of Thomas Savage, Henry Spelman, and Robert Poole, young English boys who were sent
to live with powerful Native leaders and became important intermediaries. Pocahontas
and the English Boys is a riveting seventeenth-century story of intrigue and danger,
knowledge and power, and four youths who lived out their lives between cultures. As
Pocahontas, Thomas, Henry, and Robert collaborated and conspired in carrying messages
and trying to smooth out difficulties, they never knew when they might be caught up
in developing hostilities. While their knowledge and role in controlling communication
gave them status and a degree of power, their relationships with both sides meant
that no one trusted them completely. Written by an expert in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century
Atlantic history, [this book] unearths gems from the archives--Henry Spelman's memoir,
travel accounts, letters, and official reports and records of meetings of the governor
and council in Virginia--and draws on recent archeology to share the stories of the
young people who were key influencers of their day and whose stories are now set to
transform our understanding of early Virginia. -- Dust jacket flaps ; "Pocahontas
and the English Boys explores the culture of Early Virginia."--Provided by publisher
Sujet(s) : Pocahontas (1595?-1617)
Indiens d'Amérique -- Premiers contacts avec les Occidentaux -- Virginie (États-Unis)
Relations interethniques -- Virginie (États-Unis) -- 17e siècle
Virginie (États-Unis) -- 1600-1775 (Période coloniale)
Indice(s) Dewey :
975.501 (23e éd.) = Histoire - États-Unis - Virginie - Des origines à 1620
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781479825820. - ISBN 1479825824
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb457042733
Notice n° :
FRBNF45704273
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Settling in ; New realities ; Knowledge sought and gained ; Pocahontas becomes
Rebecca Rolfe ; English experiences ; Virginia's transformation ; Atlantic identities.
