This volume is one of a series of twenty-four from Time-Life Books that chronicles the history and culture of the Native Americans. Algonquians of the East Coast details the history, culture, customs and lives of the tribes occupying America's Atlantic coast from the Canadian Maritimes to the Caroline capes---Comprised of dozens of distinct and diverse tribal homelands.  The Micmac, Maliseet, Passamaquoddy, Abenaki, Wampanoag, Nipmuck, Narragansett, Pequot, Montauk, Lenape, Nanticoke, Piscataway, Powhatan and the Roanoke tribes are all represented through lavish illustrations, archival photographs and detailed essays.

Contents

1
The Original People
16

2
Confronting the Colonists
64

3
The Search for Restitution
122

* Essays *

Close to the Dawnland
6
Tomah Joseph's Birch Bark Stories
54
Micmac Quillwork
105
Sacred Smoke Rising
112
A Feast for the Wampanoag
160

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Collect all 24 volumes to complete the entire series!