From Chicaza to Chickasaw

“For those interested in the specific path by which the tribal Chickasaw entity arose, this volume is invaluable. . . . Recommended. Graduate students, faculty.” — CHOICE

“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

“[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

“With skillfully synthesized archeological and documentary evidence, Ethridge illuminates the Native South in its earliest colonial context.” — Lone Star Book 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

“A necessary purchase for archeologists and historians.” — Journal of North Carolina Association of Historians

“No one has yet produced more concise summaries of, for instance, Mississippian cosmology or how Indian slave-raiding parties actually operated.” — American Historical Review

“Ethridge’s treatment of this complicated subject is engaging and impressive.” — Journal of Interdisciplinary History

“Ethridge’s extraordinary work. . . . will inspire new scholarship for many years to come.” — Journal of Southern History

“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