Anthropology Department

Eric Bowne

Dr. Eric Bowne (Ph.D., is a visiting professor who specializes in the ethnohistory and
archaeology of Southeastern Native Americans. However, he also harbors
a special interest in the golden age of piracy. After completing his Ph.D.
at the University of Georgia in 2003, Bowne taught at both Appalachian
State University and the University of Mississippi. His first book, The
Westo Indians: Slave Traders of the Early Colonial South, was published
by the University of Alabama Press in 2005. His current interests and
projects include completing his second book, and helping to create a club
sports toli league among southern colleges and universities. Toli is the
southern version of lacrosse and must be considered the oldest sport still
played in North America. [2005]

Recent Publications:

"caryinge awaye their corn and children: The Effects of Westo Slave Raids on the Indians of the Lower South." In Mapping the Mississippian Shatter Zone: The Colonial Indian Slave Trade and Regional Instability in the American South, edited by Robbie Ethridge and Sheri Shuck-Hall. University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln. (In press)

"A Bold and Warlike People: The Basis of Westo Power." In Light on the Path: The Anthropology and History of the Southeastern Indians, edited by Robbie Ethridge and Thomas Pluckhahn. University of Alabama Press, Tuscaloosa. (2006)

Contact:

Postal Mail:
Eric Bowne
Anthropology Department
PO Box 7807
Winston-Salem, NC 27109
Phone: 336.758.5469
Email: bowneee@wfu.edu

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