“A remarkable, creative work that uncovers and illumines. . . . Essential. Upper-division undergraduates and above.” — CHOICE
“In producing this accessible yet sophisticated account of two overlapping but distinct colonial enterprises, Horning offers a subtle interpretation of the complex early modern English plantation experience.” — American Historical Review
“Usefully encourages us to add complexity to often-simplified understandings of cultural conflict.” — Journal of Interdisciplinary History
“Horning’s larger conclusions will surely generate productive study and debate.” — Journal of British Studies
“Bold and challenging.” — Journal of Southern History
“Generate[s] a provocative, new perspective on the old debate of Ireland as a colonial model for developing Jamestown.” — Southern Historian
“[A] wide-ranging and illuminating study of colonialism in the British Atlantic.” — Journal of Colonialism and Colonial History
“Meticulous, thoughtful, and a welcome contribution.” — H-War
“A compelling, nuanced, richly detailed and solidly documented investigation of colonialism, colonizers, and the colonized.” — Journal of the North Carolina Association of Historians
“An account both theoretically sophisticated and attentive to detail and context. Every historical archaeologist must read and digest this book; Horning tells us not just about Ireland and Virginia, but instructs us in how we should practice a more sensitive and nuanced historical archaeology.” — Matthew H. Johnson, Northwestern University
