Fausz does not deal with either of these issues in his essay (a short
piece) but might in his forthcoming book. The essay does place early
Virginia and the mindset of its settlers in the context of the religious
fanaticism, prejudice, and violence of early 17th-century England.

Douglas Deal
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State University of New York at Oswego
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On Mon, 16 Jan 2006, charles ortel wrote:

> Does Fausz address the theory in Bridenbaugh's
> Jamestown 1544-1699 that Openchancanough may have been
> taken by Spaniards both to Spain and to New Spain
> between 1561 and 1571? Also does he deal with how many
> contacts residents of the Chesapeake region may have
> had with foreign visitors prior to 1607?
>
> --- "J. Douglas Deal" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > Subscribers to this list will probably be interested
> > in a recent (1/16/06)
> > piece written by historian J. Frederick Fausz for
> > the History News
> > Network. In his 5-page essay, Prof. Fausz summarizes
> > some of the themes of
> > his forthcoming book on the 1622 assaults by
> > Powhatan warriors on the
> > Virginia colonists. The title of the essay is
> > certainly provocative (as is
> > the rest of it): "The First Act of Terrorism in
> > English America." He gives
> > us much to ponder as 2007 approaches.
> >
> > See: http://www.hnn.us/articles/19085.html
> >
> > Douglas Deal
> > Professor of History and Chair of History Department
> > State University of New York at Oswego
> > Oswego, NY 13126
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