The Algonquian terms Patawomeke (Potomac) and Massawomeke: with historical and ethnological notes

By William Wallace Tooker

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Publish Date

1901

Publisher

Harper

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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

People: Powhatan, Powatan, Powhaten, Bocootawanaukes, Massawomeck, Massawomeke, Patawomeke, Algonkian, Algonquian, Haudenosaunee, Iroquois

Places: Potomac, Potomack, Washington DC, District of Columbia

Times: 1901, Colonial America, Pre Columbus