{"product_id":"snowshoe-country-an-environmental-and-cultural-history-of-winter-in-the-early-american-northeast-hardback-9781108426794","title":"Snowshoe Country; An Environmental and Cultural History of Winter in the Early American Northeast (Hardback) 9781108426794","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSnowshoe Country\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAn Environmental and Cultural History of Winter in the Early American Northeast\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn environmental and cultural history of winter in the colonial Northeast, examining indigenous and settler knowledge of life in the cold.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eThomas M. Wickman (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108426794, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 20 September 2018\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e324 pages, 13 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 16.2 x 2.1 cm, 0.6 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… Wickman has written a well-organized and imaginative book.' Ted Steinberg, Early American Literature\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSnowshoe Country is an environmental and cultural history of winter in the colonial Northeast, closely examining indigenous and settler knowledge of snow, ice, and life in the cold. Indigenous communities in this region were more knowledgeable about the cold than European newcomers from temperate climates, and English settlers were especially slow to adapt. To keep surviving the winter year after year and decade after decade, English colonists relied on Native assistance, borrowed indigenous winter knowledge, and followed seasonal diplomatic protocols to ensure stable relations with tribal leaders. Thomas M. Wickman explores how fluctuations in winter weather and the halting exchange of winter knowledge both inhibited and facilitated English colonialism from the 1620s to the early 1700s. As their winter survival strategies improved, due to skills and technologies appropriated from Natives, colonial leaders were able to impose a new political ecology in the greater Northeast, projecting year-round authority over indigenous lands.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Snowshoes and indigenous winter ecologies\u003cbr\u003e 2. Overwintering, or when colonists stayed year-round\u003cbr\u003e 3. Seasons of violence and routes to safety in King Philip's war\u003cbr\u003e 4. Frigid nights and icy days in colonial Boston\u003cbr\u003e 5. Wabanaki winter knowledge in the coldest years\u003cbr\u003e 6. Snowshoe men and a new season of want\u003cbr\u003e 7. The idea of apolitical New England winters\u003cbr\u003e 8. Seasons and survivance\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: The environment [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on The environment\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22The%20environment%20%5BRN%5D%22\"\u003eRN\u003c\/a\u003e], Meteorology \u0026amp; climatology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Meteorology \u0026amp; climatology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Meteorology%20\u0026amp;%20climatology%20%5BRBP%5D%22\"\u003eRBP\u003c\/a\u003e], History of the Americas [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of the Americas\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20the%20Americas%20%5BHBJK%5D%22\"\u003eHBJK\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266271367448,"sku":"9781108426794","price":50.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108426794i.jpg?v=1696695089","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/snowshoe-country-an-environmental-and-cultural-history-of-winter-in-the-early-american-northeast-hardback-9781108426794","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}