Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface to the First Edition ix
4. Reappraisals xi
5. 1. The Aboriginal Population 1
6. 2. Occasional Contact on the Gulf Coast 4
7. 3. Acadia at the Turn of the Century 8
8. 4. The Eastern Algonkians and the Balance of Power 26
9. 5. The Displacement of Materials 46
10. 6. Drunkenness and Regulation 66
11. 7. Disease and Treatment 75
12. 8. Political Modification 84
13. 9. Social Disintegration 96
14. 10. The Effect of Contact on the French 117
15. 11. Religion 126
16. 12. Art, Pictography, and Music 148
17. 13. Mythology 157
18. Bibliography 192
19. Index 207
20. Backmatter 216