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A Time Before New Hampshire: The Story of a Land and Native Peoples

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Among other things I do, I sell fossils and minerals part time, and at an agricultural fair this past summer, my friend Gary lent me his copy of this book. I can not tell you what a pleasure it has been reading this work. The book covers from earliest geological times through the 1700's. Michael Caduto has done an excellent job of outlining all facets of NH history as best it can be reconstructed without benefit of written cultural history. If I could, I would give this book 5 stars for a fascinating read, 5 stars for creating a believable description of what life was like for our native peoples, and 5 stars for the resource information at the back of the book, which includes listings of NH museums, native language pronunciation, wildlife present during the times described, and so on. Thank you Gary for a great read, and, even more, thank you Michael, for all your extensive research on the subject.

I feel lucky to have found this, and at such a great price! The book was perfect, and the arrival time more than prompt.

I brought this book along with me for my honeymoon in New Hampshire. I am a native of the western US and a Geographer by training. This is a geographic text in the finest tradition. It is elegantly written for the more than casual readers reward for grasping the preliminary geology and moving into the botany, wildlife and indigenous populations of what is now the state of New Hampshire. I would recommend the text. He places the geologic time scale in human terms- as a year and walks very quickly through geologic eras and some periods. I enjoyed the read very much.