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New Words, Old Songs is the spellbinding saga of 12,000 years of human life on the shell islands and mangrove coasts of southwest Florida. It is an engaging, informative, readable, and authoritative "window" into south Florida's past.
Charles Blanchard's elegant prose and Merald Clark's irresistible drawings bring the ancient native peoples of southwest Florida to life and show how archaeology allows us to understand the past. The text is engaging and informative, and archaeological concepts are explained in laymen's terms. This is a book that can be enjoyed by both children and adults interested in learning more about archaeology or American Indians. It is also appropriate for teachers who want a simple, interesting book for classroom use.
Charles Blanchard has navigated big water in open canoes for most of his adult life, mapping and recording his routes and landfalls for their archaeological significance. He makes his living as an educator, writer, cultural resource surveyor, and musician. He lives and works in Connecticut, Florida, and Nevada.
viii + 136 pages, many illustrations, index
Hardcover edition: ISBN 1-881448-02-9; softcover edition: ISBN 1-881448-03-7