Early European visitors to New England frequently wrote of their experiences in journals; letters; and travelogues. In Indian New England; editor Ronald Dale Karr has made many of these fascinating first-hand descriptions accessible to modern readers. Drawn from 22 sources written between 1524 and 1674; numerous excerpts are organized topically to tell the story of Native American life in New England as chronicled by the explorers; soldiers; and observers who made first contact. With spelling and punctuation modernized; the authors' original language has been otherwise preserved; giving the reader a strong sense of the writers' perspectives. Illustrations of actual New England Indian artifacts drawn by Mr. Karr's daughters add further dimension to the reader's experience.
#1233114 in Books 1985-06-01Original language:English 8.50 x 5.50 x .50l; #File Name: 0935782087165 pages
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Great Introduction!By Sara BennettWe will be using this book next year in our World Religions course for our 8th grade homeschool program. It's a tiny bit simplistic for the grade level I'll be using it in; but it does seem to provide a great introduction to the TRUE writing of the Quran; rather than just an interpretation. We we also be using other books that do have a re-hash interpretation style; so this will be a great supplement!1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy zakee madyunVery helpful1 of 2 people found the following review helpful. This is a good book but inaccurately represented as a "basics" kind of ...By Learing and Practicing IslamChildren? Perhaps children who are native speakers or already have a solid foundation in Arabic.This is a good book but inaccurately represented as a "basics" kind of text. It is NOT that and; I would say; not the right text for beginning (or even beginner "plus") native speakers of English.
