Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Maps ix
4. Soundings 1
5. PART I. Alongshore
6. Introduction 7
7. Chapter 1. Alongshore: Stories to Tell of the Virginias 9
8. Chapter 2. “The Island” 24
9. Part II. Shared Beaches
10. Introduction 35
11. Chapter 3. The Quarterdeck and Trading Station 37
12. Chapter 4. Natives and Strangers 48
13. PART III. Staying Alongshore
14. Introduction 59
15. Chapter 5. Sovereign People 61
16. Chapter 6. Masters of Their Lands 77
17. Chapter 7. Inland Drownings 87
18. PART IV. Omens of a Tragedy Coming On
19. Introduction 101
20. Chapter 8. Bells of War 103
21. Chapter 9. “Only This and Nothing More” 111
22. Chapter 10. The Connecticut Valley: The Strangers’ Ways of Violence 125
23. PART V. Deadly Encounter
24. Introduction 135
25. Chapter 11. The Indian War Seen 137
26. Chapter 12. The Indian War Given Words 151
27. Chapter 13. The War’s Haunting 170
28. PART VI. Cross-Colonization
29. Introduction 183
30. Chapter 14. Watchful Waiting 185
31. Chapter 15. Alongshore Compromised 202
32. Chapter 16. Considerations on a Just War 218
33. PART VII. Final Logged Entries
34. Introduction 237
35. Chapter 17. Cultural Entanglement 239
36. Chapter 18. No Closure 252
37. Weighing Up 266
38. Notes 269
39. Bibliography 301
40. Index 319
41. Acknowledgments 331