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Author
Publisher
Globe Pequot
Language
English
Formats
Description
The story of New England is built on an endless armature of fascinating tales of Yankee ingenuity and hardy, intrepid characters. Bootleggers, Lobstermen, and Lumberjacks takes the top fifty wildest episodes in the region's bygone days and presents them to the reader in one convenient, narrative-driven package. Including incredible but true tales of hardy Yankee hill folk and crusty seafarers engaged in all manner of amazing activity—from
...11) Puritanism and the wilderness: the intellectual significance of the New England frontier, 1629-1700
Author
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Pub. Date
[1969]
Language
English
Publisher
Northeastern University Press
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
"This anthology makes a significant contribution to the growing literature on Native American history by highlighting episodes of Indian-European contact in New England during the region's first 250 years. The essays, which were originally published in The New England Quarterly: A Historical Review of New England Life and Letters, consider a wide range of areas in Native American - white relations: from Abenaki territory in northern Maine to Pequot...