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Relation of Virginia : a boy's memoir of life with the Powhatans and Patawomecks by Henry Spelman ; transcribed from the original manuscript, edited, and with an introduction by Karen Ordahl Kupperman
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks UVA F 229 .S77 2019
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Spelman, Henry, 1595-1623, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Spelman, Henry, 1595-1623.
- Spelman, Henry.
- Virginia--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
- Virginia.
- Indians of North America--Virginia.
- Indians of North America.
- Powhatan Indians.
- Potomac Indians.
- Physical Description:
- vii, 85 pages ; 19 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : New York University Press, [2019]
- Contents:
- Spelman's relation with modernized spelling
- Spelman's relation with original spelling, cross-outs, and insertions
- William Strachey on Spelman's account of the Patawomeck creation story and afterlife
- Samuel Purchas on his interview with Henry Spelman
- Discussion questions on the documents.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9781479835195
- 1479835196
- 9781479872213
- 1479872210
- OCLC:
- 1054268645
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