The Indian Heritage of New Hampshire and Northern New England - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0786442522 ISBN 13: 9780786442522

Publisher: McFarland & Company, 2008

Synopsis

Years before Jamestown was settled, European adventurers and explorers landed on the shores of Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts in search of fame, fortune, and souls to convert to Christianity. Unbeknownst to them all, the "New World" they had found was actually a very old one, as the history of the native people spanned 10,000 years or more. This work is a compilation of old and new essays written by present-day archeologists, by explorers and missionaries who were in direct contact with the Indians, and by scholars over the last three centuries. The essays are in three sections: Prehistory, which concentrates on the Paleo-Indian, Archaic, and Woodland phases of the native heritage, the Contact Era, which deals with the explorers and their experiences in the New World, and Collections, Sites, Trails, and Names, which focuses on various dedications to the native population and significant names (such as the Massabesic Trail and the Cohas Brook site).

About this title

About the Author:

Tadeusz Piotrowski is a professor of sociology at the University of New Hampshire in Manchester where he also teaches courses in anthropology and the Holocaust, and where he served as the Associate Dean of Faculty. He has received many awards including the Outstanding Associate Professor Award. He is also the author of The Polish Deportees of World War II (2004), Genocide and Rescue in Wolyn (2000), Poland's Holocaust (1998) and Vengeance of the Swallows (1995). He lives in Manchester, New Hampshire.

From Library Journal:

The native inhabitants of New Hampshire, ethnically known as Abenaki, were already depleted by intertribal warfare and epidemics by the time of the first European settlement. These ravages continued during the Colonial period, when the Abenaki were caught in skirmishes between the French and the English in their effort to expand territory. By the mid-18th century, most Abenaki in this region had perished or fled to Canada for safety. This collection of reprints of journal articles, edited by Piotrowski (Genocide and Rescue in Wolyn; Poland's Holocaust), preserves historical accounts of these native peoples and includes archaeological investigations of prehistoric sites, essays written over the last three centuries summarizing what is known of the Abenaki during the contact era, and listings of collections of artifacts, places, names, and trails associated with New Hampshire Indians. Although informative, this work lacks illustrations and sufficient maps, and its narrow regional focus will limit interest mainly to historians. Recommended for academic libraries and public libraries where there is interest. Lucille M. Boone, San Jose P.L., CA
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About this edition

• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0786442522
• ISBN 13: 9780786442522
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 231
• Editor: Piotrowski Thaddeus