First: Having spent my summers in the little finger of Michigan I never knew about the absolutely egregious land grab from indigenous people that went on there.
Second: The information on Hawk Mountain and the numbers on raptors is fascinating. I really want to read more....so many interesting tidbits - keep it up!
Thanks Bill. I have been reading a number of books about 17th, 18th and 19th century conflicts between colonists and later "settlers" and indigenous peoples all across the country. Many events that cannot be undone, but much that could be. I would love to see North Dakota and South Dakota returned to Lakota, Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara peoples, and make their cities and towns "reservations" within a greater Lakota nation. Oklahoma is another place to be deconstructed. And why not return wilderness areas and national parks to the tribes who really own them?
David, What are the 2 or 3 best historian’s books about the Pequots. I’m especially interested in the group itself, its relations with their indigenous neighbors, and of course their tragic experience with the Massachusetts Bay Colony and the fur trade. Thanks. I enjoy every issue and learn from it. Keep it up! Michael
Michael - there are not too many good books about Pequot history. I'd start with William Apess On Our Own Ground: The Complete Writings of William Apess, a Pequot. I'll send you some other suggestions as well. Another book, This Land Is Your Land by David Silverman, about Wampanoags, really good.
Thanks, David. Clairvoyant of you, to mention the Wampanoag, as they are my other concern. I'll find these books, which look like they'll be very helpful. MW
David: Good work!
First: Having spent my summers in the little finger of Michigan I never knew about the absolutely egregious land grab from indigenous people that went on there.
Second: The information on Hawk Mountain and the numbers on raptors is fascinating. I really want to read more....so many interesting tidbits - keep it up!
Bill
Thanks Bill. I have been reading a number of books about 17th, 18th and 19th century conflicts between colonists and later "settlers" and indigenous peoples all across the country. Many events that cannot be undone, but much that could be. I would love to see North Dakota and South Dakota returned to Lakota, Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara peoples, and make their cities and towns "reservations" within a greater Lakota nation. Oklahoma is another place to be deconstructed. And why not return wilderness areas and national parks to the tribes who really own them?
David, What are the 2 or 3 best historian’s books about the Pequots. I’m especially interested in the group itself, its relations with their indigenous neighbors, and of course their tragic experience with the Massachusetts Bay Colony and the fur trade. Thanks. I enjoy every issue and learn from it. Keep it up! Michael
Michael - there are not too many good books about Pequot history. I'd start with William Apess On Our Own Ground: The Complete Writings of William Apess, a Pequot. I'll send you some other suggestions as well. Another book, This Land Is Your Land by David Silverman, about Wampanoags, really good.
David, Could you send me an email address to mbwsing@gmail.com. Thanks!
Thanks, David. Clairvoyant of you, to mention the Wampanoag, as they are my other concern. I'll find these books, which look like they'll be very helpful. MW