Robbie Ethridge is professor of anthropology at the University of Mississippi.
[A] sweeping regional history. . . . With skillfully synthesized
archaeological and documentary evidence, Ethridge illuminates the
Native South in its earliest colonial context and sheds new light
on the profound upheaval and cultural transformation experienced by
the region's first people.--Lone Star Book Review
A necessary purchase for archeologists and historians.--Journal of
North Carolina Association of Historians
A scholarly and recommended read . . . a strong addition for
historical collections with a focus on the discovery of the new
world.--The Midwest Book Review
Ethridge has done an exceptional job detailing the metamorphosis of
southeastern Indian communities heavily involved in the Indian
slave trade. . . . An innovative study that will interest scholars
with a concentration in either Native American or early American
history.--Alabama Review
Ethridge's extraordinary work. . . . will inspire new scholarship
for many years to come.--Journal of Southern History
Ethridge's treatment of this complicated subject is engaging and
impressive.--Journal of Interdisciplinary History
For those interested in the specific path by which the tribal
Chickasaw entity arose, this volume is invaluable. . . .
Recommended. Graduate students, faculty.--Choice
No one has yet produced more concise summaries of, for instance,
Mississippian cosmology or how Indian slave-raiding parties
actually operated.--American Historical Review
Robbie Ethridge has done a service in compiling and synthesizing
all the new work into one much-needed volume. . . . A must-read for
students of both Native-American and southern history.--Journal of
American History
With skillfully synthesized archeological and documentary evidence,
Ethridge illuminates the Native South in its earliest colonial
context.--Lone Star Book Review
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