Preface

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface xi
4. 1 'There Was Might in Their Tongues': Oral Traditions 1
5. 2 'What Great Creatures Are These7: Early Contact Literature 55
6. 3 'When All Meat Was Juicy and Tender': Personal Narratives, Letters, and Transitional Literature 101
7. 4 A People Who Refuse to Disappear: Modern Writing 199
8. Glossary / Historical Terms 287
9. Bibliography 291
10. Acknowledgments 301
11. Picture credits 305
12. Index 307