Title: The Algonquian terms Patawomeke (Potomac) and Massawomeke
Subtitle: with historical and ethnological notes
Description: This is a place naming book. A scholarly work, the author cites numerous reliable primary sources to back his claims. It is a boon to a student of Algonkian looking to decipher the native names they might encounter.
Subjects: American Indians, history, Virginia, Potomac, Potomack, Washington DC
Places: Potomac, Potomack, Washington DC, District of Columbia
People: Powhatan, Powatan, Powhaten, Bocootawanaukes, Massawomeck, Massawomeke, Patawomeke, Algonkian, Algonquian, Haudenosaunee, Iroquois
Time periods: 1901, Colonial America, Pre Columbus