Shinnecock Indian Nation

by Beverly Jensen

Book Overview

The history of the People of the Shore detailed in Shinnecock Indian Nation.The Shinnecock have resided along the shores of eastern Long Island for more than 10,000 years. These hunter-gatherers were also skilled whalers who first tackled the Atlantic in their dugout canoes and later became highly regarded crew members on 19th-century whaling ships that sailed the globe. The Shinnecock were also noted wampum makers, using the northern quahog hard-shelled...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467123404
• ISBN13: 9781467123402
• Release Date: August 2015
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.4" x 9.1"