Ceremonial time : fifteen thousand years on one square mile /

Mitchell, John Hanson.

Ceremonial time : fifteen thousand years on one square mile / John Hanson Mitchell ; drawings by Gordon Morrison. - 30th Anniversary edition. - Hanover ; London : University Press of New England, (c)2013. - 1 online resource (xxx, 222 pages) : illustrations, map

"Originally published in 1984 by Anchor Press/Doubleday"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographies and index.

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Scratch Flat; Cast of Characters; Map of Scratch Flat; Preface to the 2013 Edition; 1. Ceremonial Time; 2. The Kingdom of Ice; 3. After the Deluge; 4. Night on Forge Pond; 5. Archaic Interlude; 6. Eating Scratch Flat; 7. A Woodland Nation; 8. The White Witch; 9. Time Travelers; 10. The People's Place; 11. Tearing Down Time; 12. Fire and Ice; 13. The Autumn of Time; 14. Nompenekit's New World; About the Author.

A magical book that turns one modest square mile of exurban land into the most remarkably fascinating place.



9781611684933 9781299794061




Indians of North America--History.--Massachusetts--Littleton Region (Town)
Natural history--Massachusetts--Littleton Region (Town)


Electronic Books.

F74 / .C474 2013