John Smith's Chesapeake voyages, 1607-1609 / Helen C. Rountree, Wayne E. Clark, and Kent Mountford ; contributing authors, Michael B. Barber [and others].
| Author/creator | Rountree, Helen C., 1944- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2007. |
| Description | xi, 402 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color) ; 25 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Clark, Wayne E. |
| Other author/creator | Mountford, Kent, 1938- |
| Other author/creator | Barber, Michael B. |
| Other author/creator | Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network. |
| Other author/creator | United States. National Park Service. |
| Other author/creator | Virginia. Department of Historic Resources. |
| Other author/creator | Maryland Historical Trust. |
| Contents | The Chesapeake environment in the early seventeenth century -- The world of Algonquian-speaking peoples -- Englishmen in the Chesapeake -- John Smith's first voyage up the Chesapeake Bay : June 2-July 21, 1608 -- John Smith's second voyage up the Chesapeake Bay : July 24-September 7, 1608 -- The Powhatan River, becoming "King James His River," and Hampton Roads -- The "Pamunkey" : the York River drainage -- The farmers and fishermen of the lower Eastern Shore -- The middle Eastern Shore : land of marsh and merchants -- The head of the bay : the Iroquoian speakers' northwest passage -- The Patuxent River basin : "good cheer" and "infinite kinds of fish" -- The Potomac River : conduit and boundary -- The Rappahannock River basin and the Piedmont peoples. |
| General note | "Published in association with the Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network and the U.S. National Park Service, Virginia Department of Historic Resources, and Maryland Historical Trust." |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [365]-389) and index. |
| LCCN | 2006037564 |
| ISBN | 9780813926445 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0813926440 (cloth : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | F187.C5 R675 2007 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |