Dawnland Encounters: Indians and Europeans in Northern New England

Hanover, NH: University Press of New England, 1991. 1st Edition 3rd Printing. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Minor edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; some underling and margin-writing in ink throughout the book; spine is lightly creased; some light shelf wear; overall a nice used copy! Brown wrapper with black illustration on the front and black and white lettering. 298 historical and informative pages! "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...."