The Westo Indians
Subtitle: slave traders of the early colonial South
By: by Eric E. Bowne
Publisher: University of Alabama Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Tuscaloosa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 144
Subjects: Yuchi Indians -- History; Yuchi Indians -- Migrations; Yuchi Indians -- Social life and customs
Description: The Westo Indians, who lived in the Savannah River region during the second half of the 17th century, are believed to have had a profound effect on the development of the colonial South. This volume reproduces excerpts from all 19 documents that indisputably reference the Westos.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [129]-140) and index
Table of contents: title: The Westos and their world; title: Westo ethnology; title: A short history of previous research; title: The northeastern origins of the Westos; title: Westo advantages in the South; title: The Westos at their height; title: The demise of the Westos; title: The aftermath of the Westo War