Lethal Encounters: Englishmen and Indians in Colonial Virginia Englishmen and Indians in Colonial Virginia

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. • Draws extensively on primary source materials such as letters, memoirs, legislative proceedings, and court records • Includes John Smith's 1612 map of Virginia, which identifies the location of Indian settlements