Thundersticks and Trade: Dutch Firearms and the Haudenosaunee

A fresh study of Dutch firearms, the Haudenosaunee and the material, economic and spiritual dimensions of early colonial exchange. Published in collaboration with Het Scheepvaartmuseum, Amsterdam.

In the 17th century, Dutch firearms reached the world of the Haudenosaunee: the confederacy of Iroquoian-speaking Indigenous peoples in the Great Lakes region of North America.

This book shows that these weapons were not only valued for practical or military purposes, but also found a place within ...