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Captive Histories: English, French, and Native Narratives of the 1704 Deerfield Raid (Native Americans of the Northeast)
Sweeney
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Description for Captive Histories: English, French, and Native Narratives of the 1704 Deerfield Raid (Native Americans of the Northeast)
Paperback. Tells the story of the 1704 French and Indian attack on Deerfield, Massachusetts, from different vantage points. This volume allows readers to reconstruct the history of the Deerfield raid from multiple points of view, and to explore the interplay of culture and memory that shapes the understanding of the past. Editor(s): Haefeli, Evan; Sweeney, Kevin. Series: Native Americans of the Northeast: Culture, History & the Contemporary S. Num Pages: 304 pages, 26 illustrations, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBW; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 526.
This volume draws together an unusually rich body of original sources that tell the story of the 1704 French and Indian attack on Deerfield, Massachusetts, from different vantage points. Texts range from one of the most famous early American captivity narratives, John Williams' ""The Redeemed Captive"", to the records of French soldiers and clerics, to little-known Abenaki and Mohawk stories of the raid that emerged out of their communities' oral traditions. Evan Haefeli and Kevin Sweeney provide a general introduction, extensive annotations, and headnotes to each text. Although the oft-reprinted ""Redeemed Captive"" stands at the core of this collection, it ... Read more
This volume draws together an unusually rich body of original sources that tell the story of the 1704 French and Indian attack on Deerfield, Massachusetts, from different vantage points. Texts range from one of the most famous early American captivity narratives, John Williams' ""The Redeemed Captive"", to the records of French soldiers and clerics, to little-known Abenaki and Mohawk stories of the raid that emerged out of their communities' oral traditions. Evan Haefeli and Kevin Sweeney provide a general introduction, extensive annotations, and headnotes to each text. Although the oft-reprinted ""Redeemed Captive"" stands at the core of this collection, it ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
Series
Native Americans of the Northeast: Culture, History & the Contemporary S.
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Massachusetts, United States
ISBN
9781558495432
SKU
V9781558495432
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About Sweeney
EVAN HAEFELI is assistant professor of history at Columbia University. KEVIN SWEENEY is professor of history and American studies at Amherst College.
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