Question

The life and adventures of Wilburn Waters: the famous hunter and trapper of White Top Mountain: embracing early history of southwestern Virginia by Charles B. Coale was published about a century after Virginia was first settled. Why might the author have shown his prejudices about Native Americans in a book that was supposed to be objective?

A) A fear and distrust of Native Americans was still prevelent at the time the book was written. B) He was afraid that white people would not buy his book if he wrote positively about Native Americans. C) He had had a bad experience with Native Americans when he was young. D) He may have met many Native Americans who were cruel to white people.

Answer 1

Answer: A - A fear and distrust of Native Americans was still prevalent at the time the book was written.

Explanation: That was the correct answer in my own quiz. :)