Indian Tribes of the New England Frontier (Men-at-Arms) [Paperback]

Michael Johnson (Author), Jonathan Smith (Illustrator)

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Series: Men-at-Arms | Publication Date: March 28, 2006

This book offers a detailed introduction to the tribes of the New England region - the first native American peoples affected by contact with the French and English colonists. By 1700 several tribes had already been virtually destroyed, and many others were soon reduced and driven from their lands by disease, war or treachery. The tribes were also drawn into the savage frontier wars between the French and the British. The final defeat of French Canada and the subsequent unchecked expansion of the British colonies resulted in the virtual extinction of the region's Indian culture, which is only now being revived by small descendant communities.

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Packed with specially commissioned artwork, maps and diagrams, the Men-at-Arms series is an unrivalled illustrated reference on the history, organisation, uniforms and equipment of the world's military forces, past and present.

About the Author

Michael Johnson has researched the material culture, demography and linguistic relationships of Native American people for more than 30 years. He has visited some 30 Native American communities and reservations, and he is associate editor to a number of specialist journals, and the author of scores of articles. He has previously written Men-at-Arms 228: 'American Woodland Indians', Men-at-Arms 288: 'American Indians of the Southeast' and Men-at-Arms 344: 'Tribes of the Sioux Nation'. He lives in the West Midlands, UK.

Product Details

• Paperback: 48 pages
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (March 28, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1841769371
• ISBN-13: 978-1841769370
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 0.2 x 9.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,199,823 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tribes of New England, April 21, 2008

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K. Murphy "Fortune favors the Bold" (The thriving metropolis of Masury, OH) - See all my reviews

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This is a great visual guide to the costume and material culture of the Indian tribes of New England and the surrounding regions, spanning the whole range of their history from BC times to the modern day (though the text naturally focuses on their wars with the Americans and Europeans in the 18th and 19th Centuries). I think that Jonathan Smith is pretty much for Osprey's Native American titles what Angus McBride is for the ancient and medieval ones; the man's talent revealed in the eight color plates is breathtaking. Overall this is probably the best book on the `Indians' Osprey has published so far, and gets a little more in depth than some of the others.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Indian Tribes of the New England Frontier-Men-at-Arms, January 29, 2007

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Very nice short history, and a great painting guide. Highly recommended.

5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting information, November 8, 2010

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jorge sepulveda escorriola (Santiago, Región Metropolitana Chile) - See all my reviews

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Very interesting information about the indians tribes from this part of America since their first contact with the whiteman till nowadays. The illustrations are really great.