| Dawnland Encounters: Indians and Europeans in Northern New England Contributor(s): Calloway, Colin G. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0874515947 ISBN-13: 9780874515947 Publisher: University Press of New England OUR PRICE: $27.67 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1991 Annotation: Colin G. Calloway collects, for the first time, documents describing the full range of encounters of Indians and Europeans in northern New England during the Colonial era. His comprehensive and highly readable introduction to the subject of Indian and European interaction in northern New England covers early encounters, missionary efforts, diplomacy, war, commerce, and cultural interchange and features a wide range of primary sources, including narratives, letters, account books, treaties, and council proceedings. Together with period illustrations, the documents testify to the richness and variety of the inter-ethnic relations in northern New England. They also show that while conflict certainly occurred, the encounters were also marked by cooperation and accommodation. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Native American - History | United States - State & Local - General |
| Dewey: 974.004 |
| LCCN: 90381920 |
| Series: Indians and Europeans in Northern New England |
| Physical Information: 0.74" H x 6.04" W x 9.03" (1.01 lbs) 311 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Colin G. Calloway collects, for the first time, documents describing the full range of encounters of Indians and Europeans in northern New England during the Colonial era. His comprehensive and highly readable introduction to the subject of Indian and European interaction in northern New England covers early encounters, missionary efforts, diplomacy, war, commerce, and cultural interchange and features a wide range of primary sources, including narratives, letters, account books, treaties, and council proceedings. Together with period illustrations, the documents testify to the richness and variety of the inter-ethnic relations in northern New England. They also show that while conflict certainly occurred, the encounters were also marked by cooperation and accommodation. |