These books were published by the now defunct Smithsonian Institution Press and have been out of print for about 5 years or so.  Dr. Brose, who we met through a mutual friend, was gracious enough to allow us to offer a small quantity of them to our customers from his limited stock.  These are brand new,  right out of the box originals - in mint condition. 

The book centers around the indigent cultures of the United States and what happened when their paths intersected with the first Europeans.  This is very early in U.S. history 1400-1700 and although much has been written about the South American meetings the situation in our country has not been presented in such a thorough and concise manner as this work exhibits.

While contact with explorers, missionaries, and traders made a significant impact on natives of the Eastern Woodlands, the cultures of these American Indian peoples cannot be solely understood from the historical record. Here, in Societies in Eclipse, archaeologists combine recent research with insights from ecology, anthropology, historiography, and oral tradition to examine the cultural landscape preceding and immediately following the arrival of Europeans. The evidence they marshal documents that native societies were in the process of significant cultural and ecological transformation well prior to contact.

Since we have recently been working on Ft. Ancient reprints, one of my favorite chapters is, naturally enough,  Transformation of the Fort Ancient Cultures of the Central Ohio Valley.   

This 8-1/2" x 11",  283 page, soft cover original,  contains 16 chapters, 80 illustrations and 20 tables.  Smithsonian Cover Price $29.95  Our Price $22.95