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Detail from The Torture of the Jesuit Martyrs, 1664 |
Much of the primary source
material for the history of the North America following the
arrival of the Europeans is compiled in enormous, unwieldy
collections or other works that are long out of print. The
Annals of Colonial North America (ACNA) series aims to
collect this wealth of information and synthesize it into
useful, easily accessible, theme-oriented volumes. The initial volumes in this series will compile and organize tracts taken from the immense compendium known as the Jesuit Relations. Compiled by Jesuit missionaries traveling in North America during the 17th and 18th centuries, the Relations were extremely popular in their day, detailing travels in unknown lands, tales of strange peoples and cultures, and poignant individual human stories of tragedy and triumph. Today, the Relations are also recognized for their immense scholarly value. They represent an utterly irreplaceable record of the native peoples and civilizations who lived during this period. However, the sheer bulk of the 73 volume Jesuit Relations makes it an imposing task for even the most determined scholar to access relevant information. In an attempt to make this treasure trove of historical primary source material more accessible, Evolution Publishing is proud to introduce the first volumes in the Annals of Colonial North America series, featuring extracts from the Jesuit Relations. The extracts will be organized by subject matter and condensed into individual easy-to-use volumes. Working from the classic 1896-1901 edition by Reuben Gold Thwaites, the extracted accounts are arranged chronogically and properly referenced. Introductory notes are included at the beginning of each chapter to help give the extracts the proper context. These volumes will make excellent additions to academic, governmental, and public libraries as either supplemental indices to the original Jesuit Relations, or as stand-alone primary source records. "With regard to the condition and character of the primative inhabitants of North America, it is impossible to exaggerate their [The Jesuit Relations] value as an authority. I should add, that the closest examination has left me no doubt that these missionaries wrote in perfect good faith, and that the Relations hold a high place as authentic and trustworthy historical documents." --Francis Parkman, in The Jesuits in North America
Related material: Massinahigan Series: Brief Accounts of Early Native America Related material: The American Language Reprint (ALR) series Related material: The Colonial & Early Frontier Bookhop For ordering information, please visit our ordering page Other resources available on the internet: Links |
American Languages in New
France Extracts from the Jesuit Relations Compiled and edited by Claudio R. Salvucci "[Includes] an excellent introduction to the linguistic situation in the region during the 17th century.... The extracts tell us much about the languages and customs of the Native Americans. ...American Languages in New France is a fascinating book for anyone interested in Native American languages and is also an invaluable tool for historical linguists, anthropologists, and ethnologists." --Claude LeBlanc in Language Magazine
This volume collects valuable
fragments of linguistic data and accounts of Native
language as used among the Algonquian and Iroquoian tribes
of New France. Volume 1 documents not only observations on
the languages themselves, but also on the mutual
intelligibility and geographical extent of various
dialects, the various pidgins and jargons which came into
use as a result of cultural contact, and the use of
European languages such as French and Basque in native
North America. 2002 ~ 344 pp. ~ 3 Appendices ~ Map ~ Clothbound ISBN: 1-889758-35-3 ~ |
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Iroquois Wars I Extracts from the Jesuit Relations and Primary Sources 1535–1650 Compiled and edited by Anthony P. Schiavo, Jr. and Claudio R. Salvucci This volume chronicles the phenomenal
rise of the Iroquois Confederacy during the "Beaver Wars"
of the 17th century. In what were perhaps the greatest
series of military conquests in Native American history,
the Five Nations of the Iroquois (the Mohawks, Oneidas,
Onondagas, Cayugas, and Senecas) subjugated, destroyed,
and absorbed enemy tribes stretching over a vast area from
eastern Canada to Virginia to Illinois--forever changing
the cultural map of eastern North America. Appendix A - A detailed chronology of events from
1533–1650; 2003 ~ 432 pp. ~ 3 Appendices ~ 3 illus. ~ 5 Maps ~ Clothbound ISBN: 1-889758-34-5 ~ |
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Iroquois Wars II Extracts from the Jesuit Relations and Other Primary Sources Compiled and edited by Claudio R. Salvucci and Anthony P. Schiavo, Jr. Iroquois Wars II continues the
chronicle of the rise of the Iroquois Confederacy during
the “Beaver Wars” of the 17th century, using primary
source extracts from the Jesuit Relations. The
accounts included in this volume cover the incredible
series of victories won by the Iroquois over neighboring
tribes following the defeat and collapse of their Huron
enemies in 1650. Iroquois war parties fought wide-ranging
campaigns against enemy tribes and Europeans alike in
practically every state east of the Mississippi. In doing
so, they destroyed or displaced dozens of tribes, many of
which are known to history by their names alone. Extracts
covering the stunning defeat of the Neutral confederacy in
the 1650s and of the long war with the Susquehannocks
(Andaste) are prominently featured. Several detailed
extracts covering the dramatic war between the Iroquois
and the Eries are also included, along with numerous
accounts of the French invasions of Iroquoia in the 1660s
and attempts to forge a lasting peace. 2003 ~ 424 pp. ~ 3 Appendices ~ 6 maps ~ Clothbound ISBN: 1-889758-37-X ~ |
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Native American
Spirituality Extracts from the Jesuit Relations Compiled and edited by Claudio R. Salvucci This volume features extracts from the
Jesuit Relations dealing directly with American
religious belief, both in terms of indigenous spirituality
and the various reactions of Native Americans to the
Christian religion brought to them by the Jesuits and
others. ca. 400 pp. ~ Clothbound ~ ISBN: 1-889758-38-8 ~ $85.00 (tent.) This book has been delayed indefinitely. While it is still on our agenda to publish, we can not give a due date with any confidence. |
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Women in New France Extracts from the Jesuit Relations Compiled and edited by Katherine Lawn and Claudio R. Salvucci Volume 5 presents extracts from
the Jesuit Relations that record first-hand
observations made by the Jesuit fathers in New France
regarding the roles, traditions, words, and actions of
both Native American and colonial European women from 1634
to 1790. Together, these extracts present a vivid,
poignant, and emotional portrait of the lives and deaths
of women in early colonial North America. 2005 ~ 348 pp. ~ Map ~ Clothbound ISBN: 1-889758-39-6 ~ |
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