Native writings in Massachusett, Vol. 2

2 Volume Set: An ed. of all known manuscript writings in the Massachusetts language by native speakers. Because of the significance of these materials for many fields & areas of interest, basic linguistic, historical, & ethnographic analyses are included. Massachusetts is an extinct Eastern Algonquian language spoken aboriginally & in the Colonial period in what is now southeastern Massachusetts. The Indians speaking this language are those referred to as the Massachusetts, the Wampanoags (or Pokanokets), & the Nausets, who inhabited the region encompassing the immediate Boston area & the area east of Narragansett Bay, incl. Cape Cod, the Elizabeth Isl., Martha's Vineyard, & Nantucket. Illus. with original documents. In 2 vol.