Artsline || April 18: Local arts and culture events, performances, classes, and exhibitions for the Richmond area, curated each week by VPM's Artsline.
Unlike other important and influential figures in early American history such as Powhatan and Pocahontas, Opechancanough is far less known, with “no full-length biography, no really detailed account of who he was or what his achievements were, . no monuments, no memorials,” said Horn, who decided to “put the record straight.”
In "A Brave and Cunning Prince," James Horn of Jamestown Rediscovery draws on evidence and, necessarily, informed speculation to portray the life, lineage and impact of a Native leader of the first Anglo-Indian Wars in Virginia.
An informative and engaging — but largely speculative — account of the role of a mostly forgotten Native leader of the first Anglo-Indian Wars in Virginia. "A Brave and Cunning