The Jesuit Relations: Natives and Missionaries in Seventeenth-Century North America (Bedford Series in History & Culture)
'The Jesuit Relations are among the most scholarly sources for the study of early American history, and they're simply magic in the classroom.  Greer's thoughtful translations and his concise, well-informed introduction do justice to these remarkable documents.   The gripping, vivid selections from the Relations will fully engage undergraduates, dissolve their stereotypes of both Indians and colonists, and allow them to gain a more nuanced view of life in early America.' - James D. Rice SUNY Plattsburgh  'Once again, Allan Greer has found an engaging way to draw students closer to the cultural encounters occurring in Northeastern North America during the early colonial period. His accessible translations of judiciously selected, generous samples from The Jesuit Relations will help ground fruitful class discussions ranging from the native social organization to the mental worlds of counter-reformation clergymen.' - Catherine Desbarats, McGill University  'The Jesuit Relations is an invaluable source for information about Native Americans in the seventeenth-century Northeast.   And where the huge Thwaites edition was suited only to serious scholars, Allan Greer now makes The Relations accessible for modern students.   His anthology conveys something of the history of New France, the remarkable zeal of the Jesuit missionaries, and the indigenous worldview of the Huron and Iroquois peoples.   Teachers of colonial American history and literature will welcome this book.' - Gordon Sayre, University of Oregon  'Greer has successfully distilled the major themes of The Jesuit Relations into a high-readable volume for undergraduates. The selections present the missionary endeavour in colonial North America from Indian and European views and are sure to provoke classroom conversations on the nature and legacy of the European-Indian encounter.' - Timothy J. Shannon, Gettysburg College 'This is a slim volume well suited to use in the classroom.' - Sixteenth Century Journal