Openchacahough and 'lost causes.' A couple of days ago somebody floated that interesting idead about us Virginian's starting early with such. There may be more of a thread than we realize to this. I have read that in 1623, Chief O had a daughter whom he named "Nikitti", and that she wed a "Virginia Cavalier" who by some accounts was named Davis. As late as the mid 1700's, Jefferson Davis' ancestors lived in central Virginia, so I wonder if Jeff had some of Chief O's blood in him? Randy Cabell ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Frederick Fausz" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 6:12 PM Subject: Re: GREATEST VIRGINIAN OF THE "OLD WORLD" > Yes, that's the same guy. Mangopeesomon was his war name, adopted just > before the 1622 massacre. It's all a matter of perspective. Terrorism is > a > tactic, but point of view determines the negative "terrorist" from the > positive > "freedom fighter." The colonists taught the Indians some new wrinkles on > how to commit atrocities against women and children, and after the English > killed so many Powhatan warriors and showed them how devastating muskets > and cannon could be, he had little choice but to attack unarmed and/or > unsuspecting settlements. The "Great Person" theory is politically / > culturally > neutral, basing "greatness" simply on THOSE WHO INFLUENCED HISTOR- > ICAL EVENTS. Hitler, Stalin, Napoleon, and a host of other less-than- > savory characters are considered "great men"--albeit not good men. > > Fred Fausz > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions > at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html