Dear VA-Hist list members, The Library of Virginia's noontime book-talk series continues on Thursday, May 18, when Ivor Noel Hume will speak on his new Jamestown novel, Civilized Men: A James Towne Tragedy. Dr. Noel Hume is a pioneer in the field of historical archaeology in America, shaping and guiding the program at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation for more than three decades begining in 1957. Noel Hume captured the imaginations of both specialists and lay readers with his many books, including Here Lies Virginia (Knopf, 1963), Historical Archaeology (Knopf, 1969), Martin's Hundred (Knopf, 1982), and The Virginia Adventure ( Knopf, 1994). In addition to many professional honors and awards, he recieved the O.B.E. (Officer of the British Empire) from Queen Elizabeth in 1992 for "services to British cultural interests in Williamsburg, Virginia." Now Noel Hume has written a fact-based novel that contrasts the familiar and almost entirely fictional story of Pocahontas and John Smith with the hitherto untold story of what happened in Virginia in 1610 between the English and the Native Americans. By seeing the events through the eyes of two young English brothers, the reader can take sides, following one brother true to his English heritage and the other dying in defense of the Indians' way of life. Civilized Men comes at a time when national attention has begun to focus on Virginia because of the commemoration of the 400th anniversary of the English settlement at Jamestown in 2007. The book will no doubt spur debate about the meaning of this event. The author has also written a prize-winning screenplay based on the book. Dr. Noel Hume's talk will be followed by a book signing sponsored by the Virginia Shop, where copies of the book are now available. Please check the Library's upcoming events by clicking on "News and Events" at: http://www.lva.lib.va.us <BLOCKED::http://www.lva.lib.va.us/> . To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html