Wampum, War and Trade Goods West of the Hudson

xi, 297 pp. "Archaeological finds including beads, pipes and gun parts; Documentation from the 1634-35 Dutch exploration of the Mohawk Valley; The story of Isaac Jogues and the French destruction of Mohawk Villages in 1666; Wampum and the Dutch effect on the Indian economy. All of these combine to create this powerful story involving Indians and the first whites to visit their 17th century villages in the Mohawk Valley.