Episode 104: Andrew Lipman, The Saltwater Frontier: Europeans & Native Americans on the Northeastern Coast

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When we think of Native Americans, many of us think of inland dwellers. People adept at navigating forests and rivers and the skilled hunters and horsemen who lived and hunted on the American Plains.

But did you know that Native Americans were seafaring mariners too?

Andrew Lipman, an Assistant Professor of History at Barnard College, Columbia University and author of The Saltwater Frontier: Indians and the Contest for the American Coast, leads us on an exploration of the northeastern coastline and of the Native American and European peoples who lived there during the seventeenth century.

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Episode Summary

drew-lipmanIn this episode, Andrew Lipman, an Assistant Professor of History at Barnard College and the author of The Saltwater Frontier: Indians and the Contest for the American Coast, leads us on an exploration of the northeastern coastline and of the Native American and European peoples who lived there during the seventeenth century.

During our exploration, Drew reveals details about the Native American and European peoples who lived along the New York-New England coastline during the seventeenth century; Northeastern Native American maritime life; And details about the development of the early American whaling industry.

What You’ll Discover

  • Native American peoples of the early New York/New England coastal region
  • Native American development of the New York/New England coastline
  • Native American place names
  • Northeastern Native American maritime life and watercraft
  • How northeastern Native Americans viewed the arrival of Europeans
  • Imperial rivalry between the Dutch and English colonists
  • How Native Americans and European colonists integrated each other into their economies
  • How Native Americans forged political alliances with Dutch and English colonists
  • The Pequot War, 1634-1637
  • Kieft’s War, 1643-1645
  • King Philip’s War, 1675-1678
  • The development of the early American whaling industry

 

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