New perspectives on three centuries of Indian presence in New England. Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.

Over the past decade, Calloway has emerged as a leading voice in revising Native American studies in New England. Commencing with his work on the Abenakis and interethnic "encounters" in the 16th and 17th centuries, Calloway has recast understanding of Native American-European relations in New England as a more complex exchange than previous scholarship had appreciated. In this collection, Calloway has assembled a representative cross-section of scholarship on the much neglected topic of Native American history in 18th- and 19th-century New England. The ten essays gathered here successfully debunk the traditional interpretation that after the close of King Philip's War in 1676, Indians in New England "disappeared" from the region and its history. Through such case studies as the Indian whalers of Nantucket, adaptations of 19th-century Native American women to varied socioeconomic roles, and the struggles to retain Indian identities in Massachusetts and Rhode Island in the wake of "progressive" state enfranchisement laws, this volume demonstrates how Native Americans adapted and survived over three centuries in New England. All levels. From: Syndetics Solutions, Inc. Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.