Flocks of Birds

"This stunning book is the crowning achievement of a leading colonial historian. Anthony S. Parent Jr.'s Flocks of Birds invites history readers to soar over vital, unfamiliar territory."—Peter H. Wood, Duke University, author of Black Majority

"Tracking the ever-shifting alliances and enmities among the kaleidoscopically diverse peoples so scantily summarized as European, African, and Indigenous, Anthony S. Parent Jr. accomplishes the monumental task of conveying all that nuance in a clear and compelling narrative."—Woody Holton, University of South Carolina, author of Liberty Is Sweet

"A worthy synthesis of recent scholarship, Anthony S. Parent Jr.'s Flocks of Birds highlights the importance of Native actors in the colonial period."—Kristalyn Marie Shefveland, Southern Indiana University, author of Anglo-Native Virginia