{"product_id":"relation-of-virginia-9781479835195","title":"Relation of Virginia","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA memoir of one of America's first adventurers, a young boy who acted as a link between the Jamestown colonists and the Patawomecks and Powhatans.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeing in displeasure of my friends, and desirous to see other countries, after three months sail we come with prosperous\u003cbr\u003ewinds in sight of Virginia. So begins the fascinating tale of Henry Spelman, a 14 year-old boy sent to Virginia in 1609. One of Jamestown's early arrivals, Spelman soon became an integral player, and sometimes a pawn, in the power struggle between the Chesapeake Algonquians and the English settlers. \u003cbr\u003eShortly after he arrived in the Chesapeake, Henry accompanied another English boy, Thomas Savage, to Powhatan's capital and after a few months went to live with the Patawomeck chief Iopassus on the Potomac. Spelman learned Chesapeake Algonquian languages and customs, acted as an interpreter, and knew a host of colonial America's most well-known figures, from Pocahontas to Powhatan to Captain John Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"InRelation of Virginia,Ms. Kupperman provides an impeccable scholarly transcription of the account Spelman gave while visiting England in 1611-12. He described the land and its natural resources, its husbandry, the Indians towns, their spiritual beliefs, marriage customs, laws and government with a freshness that reflected his deep familiarity with their culture. His vivid descriptions are among the earliest English accounts of American Indian life.\" * Wall Street Journal *\u003cbr\u003e\"Kupperman brilliantly restores Spelman’s personal observations of the Virginia Indians and his report of their traditions and customs by transcribing the original manuscript and writing a detailed introduction to accompany the document that every scholar interested in Jamestown should have on their bookshelves.\" * Journal of British Studies *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New York University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409072300375,"sku":"9781479835195","price":365.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/relation-of-virginia-9781479835195","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}