Tom Ross Book

Forest wrote: It’s not bad. A little out of date now, and the chapters vary in quality depending on which of his students did the research/writing on any given chapter. It does include info on the tribes which were not state recognized at the time, although the blurb does not note that.

Forest,

Thanks for the review, the book sounds interesting. I am always interested in timelines, maps etc. These can help one see more clearly the who, where, what and when the writer is refering. I guess this particular book has more than 100 charts, tables, maps, graphs and illustration and covers NDN life in NC from prehistory to the present.

I read another book, which covers many different tribes from all over the US it also shows their struggles to regroup today. The name is [I][I]Killing The White Man’s Indian, Reinventing Native Americans at the end of the Twentieth Century, by Fergus M. Bordewich. This author has an interesting perspective on Native Culture as he spent a large part of his childhood traveling among Indian reservations in the 1950’s & 60’s.

Forest wrote: It’s not bad. A little out of date now, and the chapters vary in quality depending on which of his students did the research/writing on any given chapter. It does include info on the tribes which were not state recognized at the time, although the blurb does not note that.

Forest,

I didn’t realize the material would be outdated…I will probably order it for the timelines, maps etc. Do you have any books you would recommend for NC & VA research? I would appreciate any titles you would be willing to share. Thanks:) .

Shirley