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does it tell us the fate of most of the numerous tribes-these are tasks for larger, reference-style works. It does provide excellent analysis of the people, policies and other factors that have shaped the past 500 years of American Indian history. The author makes excellent use of original sources, having consulted with native tribesmen and and made good use of collections at the Smithsonian. Several short pieces written by living Indians are included. These, in conjunction with the author's storytelling style, create a personal atmosphere amidst issues rife with ideological tension. After Columbus is a great success in that it leaves the reader with a solid, balanced impression of the Native Americans and the 500-year history they share with the postColumbus immigrants. JosEPH M. STANFORD Fighting Ships of the Revolution on Long Island Sound: 1775-1783, by J. Lawrence Pool (J. L. Pool , 41 Cherry Rd., West Cornwall CT 06796 , 1990, 11 lp, illus , biblio, index , $14, plus $1 shipping) This pleasant little book was inspired by a collection of letters written by a New London woman during the Revolutionary War. Elizabeth (or Betsy or Eliza) writes frequently to her brother-in-law in Trenton to exchange news of her husband 's voyages on local privateers. Unfortunately, only selected letters are printed, and of those most are heavily abridged. The author explains this as space-saving, but Eliza's feisty pen and the subjects she writes on, such as the British burning of New London and her husband 's capture by the Royal Navy make this over-editing frustrating. Perhaps a second edition will correct thi s. Eliza's letters , mostly written between 1779 and 1881 , provide a personal glimpse into America's first struggles for power on the high seas. The author sought to expand on these letters and place them in an historical context, resulting in , as he explains in the introduction, " this account of the fighting ships, large and small, on and also beyond Long Island Sound during the Revolu tion, that helped us win that war." Included are lively sketches of unsung heroe s like Capt. Timothy Parker, privateersman, Major Benjamin Tallmadge , cavalry and intelligence officer, and Return Jonathan Meigs, General and whaleboat raider. JMS SEA HISTORY 58, SUMMER 1991
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