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Historic Contact: Indian People and Colonists in Today's Northeastern United States in the Sixteenth through Eighteenth Centuries (Contributions to Public Archeology)

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I bought this for my dad who is a retired schoolteacher and very tough to please, especially when it comes to anything history-related. He loves learning about American Indians, especially those on the east coast. He mentioned that it's so difficult to find good, interesting, and factual information on these cultures because they were wiped out much earlier than the western indians, and also left much less of a written record. I even took him to the American Indian museum in DC and he had a lukewarm reception - he said there was too much focus on the western indians and even the gift shop didn't have any books of interest. I went online and did a search for scholarly publications on the subject and this book came up. I was elated when I found a copy on Amazon and took a chance - he's never happy. To my surprise, the text book format was just his style and he studied it night after night. Years later, he still rereads chapters. It's actually still sitting on his bookshelf in his living room for easy reference --- it was a hit. If you're into this niche or know someone who is, I say go for it!