Before and After Jamestown
by Helen C. Rountree and E. Randolph Turner Addressed to specialists and nonspecialists alike, Before and After Jamestown introduces the Powhatans--the Native Americans of Virginia's coastal plains who played an integral part in the life of the Williamsburg and Jamestown settlements--in scenes that span 1,100 years, from just before their earliest contact with non-Indians to the present day. This first comprehensive overview of the Powhatans emphasizes how the Powhatan jigsaw has been pieced together with bits of evidence from archaeology, history, and cultural anthropology. Synthesizing a wealth of documentary and archaeological data, the authors have produced a book at once thoroughly grounded in scholarship and accessible to the general reader. Recognized authorities in Powhatan archaeology and ethnography, they have also extended the historical account through the native people's long-term adaptation to European immigrants and into the immediate present and their continuing efforts to gain greater recognition as Indians. Illustrated with more than 100 photographs, maps, and drawings, the book also includes an entire chapter, from the Powhatan perspective, on the original English fort at Jamestown. The authors provide suggestions for additional reading for both children and adults as well as a list of Indian-related sites to visit in Virginia. Helen C. Rountree is professor emerita at Old Dominion University. E. Randolph Turner III is director of the Virginia Department of Historic Resources Portsmouth Regional Office. 6/30/2002. 272pp. 6 x 9. 0-8130-2476-5 $39.95s
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"By presenting an innovative synthesis of archaeology and
ethnohistory, Before and After Jamestown offers a powerful and nuanced account of Powhatan culture and
history."--Martin Gallivan, College of William and Mary
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