The Indians of the Nipmuck Country in Southern New England, 1630-1750
Subtitle: An Historical Geography
Publisher: McFarland & Company; McFarland & CO.
Published: December 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 308
ISBN-13: 9780786407996
Subjects: United States - General; History: American; History - U.S.; United States - State & Local - General; Government relations; History; Nipmuc Indians; Social life and customs
First sentence: The Native American Indian group known as the Nipmucks or Nipnets was situated in south-central New England (central Massachusetts, northeastern Connecticut, and northern Rhode Island).
Description: "For hundreds of years, the New England Indian group known as the Nipmucks has been enmeshed in myth and mystery. They were composed of four tribes or bands: Nipmuck, Nashaway, Quabaug, and Wabaquasett. After King Philip's War (1675-1676), the Nipmucks were forced to flee their homes, and their lands were redistributed among the settlers." "Here is the first comprehensive history of the Nipmucks' way of life and its transformation with the advent of white settlement." "Spanning the years between their first encounters with whites and the final disposal of their lands, this history focuses on Indian-white relations, the status of the Nipmucks relative to other New England tribes, and their social and political alliances." "The book also analyzes settlement patterns, population densities, tribal limits, and land transactions."--Jacket.