Originally published in 1666, written by John Eliot, a Puritan minister who went to America to escape religious persecution and found himself learning the native Massachusett language, creating a written language, articulating grammatical rules, and finally translating the bible into the native language. This is the grammar he created. It is hoped that by bringing the book back in print, that a ...
This two volume set is tne definitive reference on the Indians of Massachusetts and the area. The set contains a General History article on Indians of the area, Tribal Articles, biographies of noteworthy Indians and Treaties. The work is illustrated and contains maps.
+ Densely enjoyable + Fascinating and comprehensive
"The stone walls of New England stand guard against a future that seems to be coming too quickly. They urge us to slow down and to recall the past." This is only one of the many observations that Professor Thorson concludes his marvelous book with. I must admit that his final, summarizing chapter ...
This excellent introduction to the archaeology of Cape Cod can open up a whole fascinating world, for anyone who takes the time to read it. The technical, academic jargon of archaeology is kept to an absolute minimum, and what jargon exists is always painstakingly explained. I'd like to make a few ...
Despite the advances made in archaeology over the past generation, the Northeast remains the most misunderstood of all the archaeological regions of North America. With a complex environmental history shaped by ice sheets from the last glaciation, and highly acidic soils characteristic of the area, the kinds of organic artifacts found in other areas have been destroyed in the Northeast. The ...
Justice's "Stone Age Spear and Arrow Points" is a must have for anyone interested in Midwestern prehistoric lithic technology. A number of localized and somewhat regional typology books are available, but none attempts such a widespread regional synthesis. Two primary features make Justice the ...
This book is a real "find." Whoever you are, now that you happen to have come to this book's website, please take a moment to digest how interesting this book is. It is a useful, user-friendly dictionary into the Native American language spoken in Eastern and Central Massachusetts, prior to the ...
This unique volume focuses on coastal archaeology, lithic analysis, and ceramic analysis within the study of New England archaeology. These topics represent the major research interests of the late distinguished archaeologist Barbara E. Luedtke, to whom the volume is dedicated. During her 25-year career in New England archaeology, Luedtke paved the way for numerous investigations and ...
+ Historical Native Texts in Photographs and Translation
...already did a good job of describing what to expect from this fascinating book. I would just like to add a few small points. A reader might have trouble finding Kathleen Bragdon's other, related publication, based on the way the earlier reviewer described it. The correct title of that book is ...
This dictionary of Native American places was originally published in 1909. Alphabetically arranged by Native American name, this reference work gives insight into the Native origins of Massachusetts cities, towns, rivers, streams, lakes, and other locales. The current state of Massachusetts retains the name of the once inhabiting tribe, although its people were decimated by illness and ...
This is a 17th-century vocabulary of the Massachusett (Wampanoag) language, an unfortunately extinct Algonquian Indian language of New England. This volume is small but clear and includes some historical background, proper names, and a translation of a Christian prayer.
Do you find yourself scratching your head when you examine tracks in the snow in your back yard? Have you wondered what beast left that distinctive scat on a wooden footbridge? Diane Gibbons' book is going to illuminate your world. Where the book is most useful is in differentiating among the ...
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