Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. A Note on Naming and Spelling ix
4. Introduction: A Great Shout 1
5. Chapter 1. Heavy Heads: Crowning Kings in Early Virginia 27
6. Chapter 2. The Ransom of Pocahontas: Kidnapping and Dynastic Marriage in Jamestown and London 71
7. Chapter 3. Gunpowder Diplomacy: Arms and Alliance in Plymouth and Patuxet 118
8. Chapter 4. Trading Sovereignty: The Fur Trade and the Freedom of the Seas 158
9. Chapter 5. Gift of an Empire: The Land Market and the Law of Nations in Narragansett Bay 187
10. Notes 227
11. Bibliography 269
12. Index 301
13. Acknowledgments 311