Nanticoke Indians

Weslager, C. A.

History

Ams Pr Inc

"It is offered not as a textbook nor as a scientific discussion, but merely as reading entertainment founded on the life history, social struggle, and customs of a little-known people."—From the Preface
C. A. Weslager's Delaware's Forgotten Folk chronicles the history of the Nanticoke Indians and the Cheswold Moors, from John Smith's first encounter with the Nanticokes along the Kuskakarawaok River in 1608, to the struggles faced by these uniquely multiracial communities amid the racial and social tensions of mid-twentieth-century America. It explores the legend surrounding the origin of the two distinct but intricately intertwined groups, focusing on how their uncommon racial heritage—white, black, and Native American—shaped their identity within society and how their traditional culture retained its significance into their present.
Weslager's demonstrated command of available information and his familiarity with the people themselves bespeak his deep respect for the Moor and Nanticoke communities. What began as a curious inquiry into the overlooked peoples of the Delaware River Valley developed into an attentive and thoughtful study of a distinct group of people struggling to remain a cultural community in the face of modern opposition. Originally published in 1943, Delaware's Forgotten Folk endures as one of the fundamental volumes on understanding the life and history of the Nanticoke and Moor peoples.

Delaware's Forgotten Folk: The Story of the Moors and Nanticokes

Americas

University of Pennsylvania Press

B1-163. First edition. History of the log cabin from its beginning in the 17th century as built by the settlers from Sweden and Finland in the lower Delaware Valley. Jacket foxed and soiled. xxv, 382 pages. cloth, dust jacket.. 8vo..

The Log Cabin in America: From Pioneer Days to the Present

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Home Improvement & Design

Rutgers University Press

B2-1398. First edition. With 3 maps, 26 photographs and drawings, etc. Study of the Lenni Lenape Indians, original inhabitants of New Jersey, Delaware, eastern Pennsylvania, and southeastern New York. Presentation from the author on the title page "With the author's best regards to his little Dutch friend, Kip Boden, C.A. Weslager." xix, 546, 2 pages. cloth, dust jacket.. thick 8vo..

The Delaware Indians: A History

First edition. "A University of Delaware Bicentennial Book." With various appendices and a selected bibliography. This copy has been signed by the author on the title page. Spine of jacket faded. 279 pages. cloth, dust jacket.. 8vo..

The Stamp Act Congress: With an Exact Copy of the Complete Journal

Associated Univ Pr

B1-742. First edition. History of this Eastern Shore of Maryland Indian tribe. A small group of the Nanticokes still live in Indian River Hundred in Sussex County, Delaware. Signed by the author on title page. 295 pages. cloth, dust jacket.. 8vo..

The Nanticoke Indians: Past and Present

UNKNO

Magic medicines of the Indians by C. A Weslager.

Magic medicines of the Indians,

Middle Atlantic Press

First edition. Signed by the author on the title page. xiii, 266 pages. cloth, dust jacket.. 8vo..

The Delaware Indian Westward Migration: With the Texts of Two Manuscripts, 1821-22, Responding to General Lewis Cass's Inquiries about Lenape Culture and Language

The Middle Atlantic Press

He may have been the first Delaware historian to take advantage of Charles Gehring's translations of original Dutch documents, and Weslager, of course, also based his thoughtful research on O'Callaghan, Vincent, and Scharf. "The Dutch and Swedes at New Castle" is carefully footnoted, eminently readable and suitable both for academics and the general reader. h-2

The Swedes and Dutch at New Castle

Middle Atlantic Pr

When the tiny Kalmar Nyckel set sail from Gothenburg, Sweden in November of 1637, it marked the beginning of a new era in the history of the Middle Atlantic region. New Sweden on the Delaware documents the results of that voyage, the settlements of Swedish immigrants, and the fascinating details of the two decades that followed. Dr. Weslager not only describes the interactions of the Lenni Lenape, Swedish and Dutch settlers during this pivotal period of Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania history; he also offers a charming account, through the eys of a grandfather and grandson, of present-day places to visit that remind us of centuries past.

New Sweden on the Delaware, 1638-1655

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