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Moving Encounters
An old Indian woman comforts two young white children she finds lost in the woods and lovingly carries them back to their eager parents. A frontiersman sheds tears over the grave …
White Robe's Dilemma
This study reconstructs and analyzes the multiple legacies of the Mesquakie people. The author seeks to show how the complex story of their survival raises critical questions about …
Wabanaki Homeland and the New State of Maine
In late September 1820, hoping to lay claim to territory then under dispute between Great Britain and the United States, Governor William King of the newly founded state of Maine …
King Philip's War
This text looks at the 1675 war between the English colonists and the indigenous people of New England, which decimated the region's native population. The author examines the …
In Search of New England's Native Past
This volume highlights the work of the late Gordon M. Day, renowned for his groundbreaking research on the history and culture of the Western Abenakis and their Indian neighbors. …
The Dispossessed
Edward Said once noted that ""exile is compelling to think about, but terrible to experience."" The Dispossessed, a collection of thoughtful essays and critical commentaries on the …
In Pursuit of Justice
Widely known as the “poor man’s lawyer” in antebellum Boston, John Albion Andrew (1818–1867) was involved in nearly every cause and case that advanced social and racial justice in …
Creating a World on Paper
Harry Fenn was one of the most skilled and successful illustrators in the United States in the latter half of the nineteenth century, a time when illustrated periodicals and books …
The World's Best Books
In October 1930, Macy's department store in New York City used the inexpensive book series "The Modern Library of the World's Best Books" as a loss-leader to draw customers into …
Massachusetts and the Civil War
All states are not created equal, at least not when it comes to their influence on American history. That assumption underlies Massachusetts and the Civil War. The volume's ten …
Senseless Women
Exploring the darker side of optimism, Sarah Harris Wallman's debut collection shows women attempting to build durable havens from reality, struggling to keep relationships intact, …