• Iroquoia: The Development of a Native World

  • Iroquois & Their Neighbors
  • By: William Engelbrecht
  • Narrated by: Caleb Rector
  • Length: 6 hrs and 13 mins
  • 4.2 out of 5 stars (42 ratings)

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Iroquoia: The Development of a Native World

By: William Engelbrecht
Narrated by: Caleb Rector
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Publisher's summary

Drawing on archaeology, historical evidence, oral traditions, and linguistics, this audiobook provides a view of Iroquois life from the prehistoric period and Owasco sites through the establishment of the Five Nations.

©2003 Syracuse University Press (P)2015 Redwood Audiobooks
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  • Categories: History

Critic reviews

"An outstanding survey of this captivating episode of America's heritage." ( American Archaeology)
"Accessible and plainspoken account of the Iroquois and their homeland... book's strength lies in its use of enthnohistory." ( New York History)
"Essential reading not only for scholars... but also anyone interested in understanding contemporary Iroquois world view and politics." ( Ontario Archaeology)

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Very informative

Nice historical story of American history...very interesting for New Yorkers that opens a point of view that explains what went on in the area.

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scientific and thorough

Would you listen to Iroquoia: The Development of a Native World again? Why?

maybe. a lot of detail

What did you like best about this story?

the customs and beliefs

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no

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A bit dry but we knew that going in. Very informative about the ways of the Iroquois

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Great introduction to an amazing topic

This text was extremely informative. Saturated with archaeological information encompassing the native peoples of the North Eastern before they became the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, this book is a great resource for history enthusiasts or people who want to learn more about these people. The voice work by Caleb Rector was a bit dry, but Engelbrecht’s work seems thorough - even citing other archeologists’ and historians’ works.

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Scholarly and Thorough

The information is highly academic with many citations and if your looking for a balanced view of a difficulty history to track this work is for you. I found many golden nuggets of insights that I was looking for.

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Informative

Informative and full of facts. Narrator was dry and showed no emotion whatsoever. He read very fast and I had to slow down the speed so I could absorb the material. This is an EXCELLENT book and it's worth listening if you can get past the narrator.

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Very Dry

This is a very dry text book with a few gems thrown in. Not worth the cost and effort.

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