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In Mohawk Country: Early Narratives of a Native People (Iroquois & Their Neighbors) (The Iroquois and Their Neighbors) - Softcover

 
9780815604105: In Mohawk Country: Early Narratives of a Native People (Iroquois & Their Neighbors) (The Iroquois and Their Neighbors)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0815604106 ISBN 13: 9780815604105
Publisher: Syracuse University Press, 1996

Synopsis

Explores the complex interactions between the Mohawk people and European settlers in the Mohawk Valley, highlighting centuries of diplomacy, conflict, cultural exchange, and the Mohawk's struggle to preserve their identity amid colonial expansion.

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About the Author

Dean R. Snow is professor and head of anthropology at Penn State University and a leading authority on Mohawk Valley archaeology. He is coeditor of Iroquois Medical Botany, published by Syracuse University Press.

Charles T. Gehring, an internationally known linguist, is the director of the New York State Library's New Netherland Project.

William A. Starna is professor of anthropology at SUNY College at Oneonta. Gehring and Starna edited and translated A Journey into Mohawk and Oneida Country, 1634-1635, also published by Syracuse University Press.

From the Back Cover

Early Narrative about a Native people. These records bring to life the rapid changes experienced by both the Mohawk and their European neighbors. Wars, catastrophic epidemics, and the diplomacy of nearly two centuries are all will represented in this volume.

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Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Publication date
1996
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0815604106
ISBN 13 
9780815604105
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
432
Editor
Snow Dean R., Gehring Charles T., Starna William A.