★ 09/21/2015
Gripping. . . . Lipman innovatively uses the sea to unite the histories of New York, New England and the region’s native peoples by following the sailing ships and canoes along Long Island Sound up to Nantucket.”—Kathleen DuVal, Wall Street Journal “Written in lucid and graceful prose. . . . Lipman’s impressive work is crucial reading.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)“An exceptionally well-written book.”—Choice “A profound, wide-ranging analysis of the commercial ambitions and vexed morality that transformed the Southern New England and New York coastal lands into the staging grounds they became.”—Providence Journal “Deeply researched and crisply written. . . . The Saltwater Frontier is an important book. . . . Lipman imbues careful research with interpretive flair, and as a result the book glows with new insights.”—American Historical Review “[Lipman] gives the reader an intriguing and ingenious story. . . . Enlightening and intelligent.”—East Hampton Star “A brilliant reimagining of the English and Dutch settlements in New England and New York, and the role that the Atlantic Ocean played, as a frontier between the Native tribes and the European empires.”—True West “Fresh and exciting. . . . A brilliant book.”—Mystic Seaport Magazine “In its sweeping narrative, engaging style, minute research, and compelling argument, The Saltwater Frontier represents an important contribution to the growing fields of Atlantic studies and Native studies.”—Oana Godeanu-Kenworthy, H-Amstdy “An unraveling of New England narratives. . . . The Saltwater Frontier will long remain a beautiful rendition of the New England story, and for that we may be appreciative.”—Juliana Barr, William and Mary Quarterly Winner of the 2016 Bancroft Prize in American HistoryWon honorable mention for the 2016 PROSE Awards in the U.S. History categorySelected as a 2016 New England Society Book Awards Finalists in the Nonfiction: History & Biography category“With The Saltwater Frontier , Andrew Lipman emerges as one of the greatest prose stylists among early American historians. Even more significantly, Lipman’s water-centric approach to Indian-European interactions upends much that we thought we knew. This book is simply superb.”—Erik R. Seeman, author of Death in the New World: Cross-Cultural Encounters, 1492–1800 “Most histories claim to be new; Andrew Lipman’s The Saltwater Frontier actually is. He tells how, facing invasion from the sea, Indian peoples responded by turning to the sea.”—Richard White, author of The Middle Ground “This cutting-edge study will draw much needed attention to the waters of seventeenth-century Long Island Sound as a zone of Indian-colonial contact and imperial rivalry. Lipman approaches his topic with uncommon intelligence, creativity, and literary grace.”—David J. Silverman, George Washington University“A vitally important book for its maritime and regional foci, for its array of stunning insights on the events discussed, and for its engaging writing style.”—Neal Salisbury, Smith College
The Saltwater Frontier is an important book . . . Lipman imbues careful research with interpretive flair, and as a result the book glows with new insights.”—American Historical Review
American Historical Review
Mystic Seaport Magazine
East Hampton Star
New England Society Book Awards - New England Society Book Award
Choice
Providence Journal
The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal - Kathleen DuVal
True West
Columbia University - Bancroft Prize
The Saltwater Frontier actually is. He tells how, facing invasion from the sea, Indian peoples responded by turning to the sea.”—Richard White, author of The Middle Ground
The Saltwater Frontier , Andrew Lipman emerges as one of the greatest prose stylists among early American historians. Even more significantly, Lipman’s water-centric approach to Indian-European interactions upends much that we thought we knew. This book is simply superb.”—Erik R. Seeman, author of Death in the New World: Cross-Cultural Encounters, 1492-1800
